Instead of using the traditional NES controller, the piano becomes the controller as players aim at targets in order to perfect their music skills. Fun exercises were meant to make learning the piano seem less like a chore and more like playing a video game. The Miracle system assesses the player's ability to create custom lessons. Students can learn to play classic piano, rock piano, or show tunes. Game activities in the Miracle system (such as Robo Man, shown here) combine video gaming-type gameplay and practicing of musical skills. All MIDI information from the console is converted into audio by the instrument's built-in ROM and played through the instrument's stereo speakers, allowing the keyboard to be used independently of the console. With the exception of the metronome that is used in the Miracle system's lessons, the Miracle system does not ever generate sounds through the video game console hardware.
Some of the NES Miracle keyboards were later converted for PC use and the Nintendo Seal of Quality on these boards was covered up with a piece of plastic. It was released in the United States and in multiple regions of Europe. It was sold for US$500 and had low sales, in part due to its high price. It provides hundreds of lessons, and was advertised as the perfect adjunct to formal lessons.
Its marketed value is as a tool to teach users to play the piano.
After the supplied MIDI keyboard is connected to a console or computer and the included software is loaded, a user follows the on-screen notes. The software comes either on 3.5" floppy disks for personal computers or on cartridges for video game consoles. For more information about this license, please visit on the Web or write to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042 USA.The Miracle Piano Teaching System consists of a keyboard, connecting cables, power supply, soft foot pedals, and software. This photo of a Miracle Piano Teaching System keyboard was taken by the Wikimedia Commons user Gazebo in 2015 and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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