Each lesson starts with a description of what's to be learned, often accompanied by a demo of how it's supposed to sound. You even learn to play complicated pieces that at this point in time look like a strange foreign language.
As time goes by the lessons grow more and more challenging - you learn rhythm, how to read music, and, when I cheated and peeked ahead, lessons about things such as sharps, flats, musical notation, and accidentals.
The lessons begin with the absolute basics - get to know your keyboard, what fingers go where, and the names of the different keys. The software that comes with the system is your piano teacher - complete with an estimated eight to twelve months worth of lessons (depending on how fast you learn and what your level of experience is). The first thing you discover is that the Miracle can sound like anything from a church organ to a set of jungle drums. The piano plugs into your NES and a power source and then you're ready to play. During my get-acquainted session with the Miracle, I discovered the system is easy to set up! It takes up much less space than a regular piano and comes with a giant manual.