Finding/making free fonts

[Cody Russell]

I apologize if this is a little off the list's normal topic, but I'm not
sure exactly where I should be going to ask about it.

I'm developing a music score editor for GNOME, using FreeType to load
font files.  I don't know where to find a good music font that is free,
so I'm going to just develop using a commercial font until I can find a
free one.  Can anyone tell me how I might go about finding a free one,
or how to create one myself?

Many thanks,
    Cody Russell, address@hidden