Getting started

From the Microsoft Store to your first song in a few minutes.

1. Get the app

Install My First Piano from the Microsoft Store (Free to start; Pro adds the full library and more). It needs Windows 10 or 11, see the system requirements.

2. Connect your piano

1. Plug the USB cable from your digital piano into the computer, then turn the piano on before you open the app.
2. Open the app. It looks for your piano by itself. If it does not find it, open Connect my piano and press Check again.
3. Press Middle C on the piano. When the check marks turn green, you are connected.

3. Play your first song

1. Open Songs. The Start here path takes you from the very first notes to your first song with two hands.
2. Press Play, then Start. Notes fall onto the keys. Play each one when it lands.
3. “Wait for me” stops until you find the right key. “Follow the beat” keeps moving, like a real lesson.
4. At the end you earn stars, and the app shows the notes you can practice.

Good to know

• Add your own songs (Pro): type the notes, record your piano, or import MIDI and sheet music, in any language. How to add songs.
• Colors and names on the keys match the companion book, My First Music Book. You can turn any of them off in Settings.
• No piano? Click the keys on the screen, or use the computer keyboard (A S D F G H J play C D E F G A B).
• Sound: your digital piano makes its own sound, so the app stays quiet when you play it. You can change that in Settings.
• Everyone in the family can have their own player with their own progress. Click the picture at the top.
• My progress shows stars, days in a row and badges. You can also save a progress report as a PDF for a teacher or family. How reports work.
• Language: English, Spanish and Portuguese, in Settings.
• Practice speed goes from slow to faster than normal, and you can practice one hand at a time.