The idea behind this project is to bring ear training, musical dictation, and music transcription closer to students at primary music schools in the Republic of Croatia. In solfeggio classes, dictations are usually played on the piano, while students are tasked with writing them down. These dictations are most often didactic examples, as excerpts from music literature usually do not correspond to the requirements of the material being covered at a given moment. As a result, students can practice ear training and melodic dictation only for a few minutes twice a week, which for most students is not sufficient to develop their full potential in listening and music transcription.

The main goal of the project is to create a database of recorded examples that will be available to students for independent ear-training practice at home. The difficulty level and duration of the examples will be adapted to each grade. These musical examples will be written by teachers from the music theory department, as well as selected from music literature that meets the required learning criteria, and recorded by students at the Music School. Recording will take place under professional studio conditions to ensure the highest possible sound quality. Students attending the course Sound Recording and Audio Processing will participate in the recording and editing of the audio material. In this way, collaboration between teachers from different departments, as well as cooperation among students, is encouraged. Students who transcribe these examples will have many advantages compared to melodic dictations written in the classroom. They will become familiar with a wide range of instruments from the first grade, so later listening to and perceiving these instruments will not present difficulties. At home, students will be able to listen to the examples as many times as they need, thereby individualizing ear training. From the very beginning of their musical education, students will be exposed to numerous examples from music literature that they will need to listen to actively and transcribe.

The project encourages collaboration between teachers from different departments, as well as cooperation among students of different ages who play different instruments. It enables the participation of students with varying levels of instrumental proficiency, since the examples are generally not virtuosic and can be recorded even by students who are less technically skilled on their instrument. The project is sustainable, as the database of examples can be continuously expanded and upgraded.