I am TERRIBLE at making music, speciffically, the timing of notes. it just feels weird, is there a metronome function or something? like, i need help with this my music sounds BAD.
please help,
-king
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Im terrible at making music but i just gave up after like 5 minutes, but @InvalidProject makes some peak music, maybe she can help you?
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Use InvalidProjectās music
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Try to time your notes evenly; ex. having a kick drum every 4 lines, a snare every 2, and a high hat on every 1! The music in makecode relies on 4-4 time, so having a rhythm in some multiple of 4 (1, 2, 4, 8, 16) will sound best. For melodies, honestly, one way to learn how to time them right is just to experiment a lot! there is a LOT of music theory out there
Thirdly, learn what chords are. These are notes that tend to sound good together and evoke certain moods. Iām sorry I canāt explain them much myself-- iād reccomend something like this tutorial!
I myself am not that great at music, so I canāt say much beyond that but a general ākeep trying, youāll find something that works (and have fun)!ā 
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Hey! Here are some good tips if youāre having some trouble with music:
Like Randomuser said, you can use the basic boots-&-cats beat on each measure to keep some rhythm!
These are super important because a chaotic beat can make your music hard to listen to or follow along with. (unless you want that)
You can also use scales for reference! A lot of the time, notes can be too close and sound messy with each other, so searching up āC-Scaleā and using the notes on there as a reference can totally aid with music making! (though c-scale only really makes happy music)
From there, you can experiment with all kinds of beats, notes, and styles! It all takes time!
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Thanks guys!
-KING
is this at least ok? https://arcade.makecode.com/S57010-28348-39999-76833
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I love the slight touch of jazz in the first song! It sounds really sick! The second song is amazing as well, I love how only some notes in the chord changes, and the last song could be used as the base line for a simple ragtime. Keep it up! This is better than most first songs! (Being honest)
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@YamJamTheGoober is right, this is quite the impressive first song! I love how much you switch up the instruments/melody and change the beat around, it avoids falling into the ālooping with slight changesā trap a lot of video game music falls into.
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Holy failed cast on null thatās the same trap I fell for!