First melody, how am I doing?

[still urchin]

the e flat should be replaced with an e or d
otherwise catchy melody 👌

[valid junco]

I'm trying to think of how it'll go from here, this is actually a touhou stage theme I'm trying to make

[still urchin]

The notes at 0:10 are out of scale. Because of your chord progression, you should stick to C Major, which is all white notes.

[valid junco]

At what point should I stick to C-major

[still urchin]

what do you mean?

i only say that because your chord progression is in that key, and any note you play in C major, in this case, will sound good

Keep in mind this up here can highlight things to make it easier!

[valid junco]

Do I have to make all my chords c-major?

My chord progression is actually in F-major

[still urchin]

The first chord is F major, but overall it uses chords from C major

[valid junco]

What am I supposed to make c-major?

[still urchin]

It sounds much better!

basically, the notes you place should generally go with the c major scale just to match the chords, which you did pretty well this time around

i also like the stacking with the piano, sounds fuller 😄

something i could recommend as well, it might sound a bit better to extend the notes all the way

[valid junco]

I just did that, though now I am struggling to figure out the rest of the melody for the song

[still urchin]

Maybe you can try repeating the same melody, but with minor adjustments that still provide some variety

btw i'm going to bed for now but i can continue tomorrow 😄

[valid junco]

I mean touhou ost often changes the melody throughout the song