Basic questions about Logic Pro

Reading the topics and discussion groupes in this Logic Pro community is a tiny bit scary to me I admitt.
Yet I will launch my basic question into the air, hoping to get an answer.
I am a complete beginner in this field and only read something about this Logic Pro program a day ago.
My question is simple: Is Logic Pro useful for people like me?
I do not play an instrument, I have no editing and other skills mentioned in the forums, I never put a note on paper or computer before.
I would only love to find a way to get some music out of my head. That's all.
Should I take a course first and maybe then get the program? Or is this not what i am looking for?
Thank you community!
Eduard

Your question is impossible to answer. Although... maybe you should just try Garageband first. It's free, and what you learn on it transfers to Logic (Garageband is now in fact Logic Lite).
And making Dance music really is not that hard, here's a brilliant tutorial from a countryman of yours:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N8vSo6gvGg

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years & need to upgrade - I work mainly in MIDI for
new Age music and add 1 or 2 live audio tracks - I
don't use a lot of effects and never use loops - a
salesman at Sweetwater suggested that I might only
need logic express rather than Pro 7 - does anyone
know if logic express can do all that logic 4.7 did?
I particularly need to edit MIDI notes in the score
format - and is it true that I dont' need a mixing
board any more even though I still want to use my
Kurzweil sampler, PC 88 MX and Proteus modules? Also
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that I will buy at the same time - thanks for any
input - jazznow
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