<sect1 id='dictation'>
<title>Dictation</title>
<informalfigure id="dictation-screen1">
  <screenshot>
    <mediaobject>
      <imageobject>
        <imagedata fileref="figures/dictation.png" format="PNG"/>
      </imageobject>
      <textobject>
        <phrase>Screenshot of the program running the dictation exercise.</phrase>
      </textobject>
    </mediaobject>
  </screenshot>
</informalfigure>

<para>This exercise is called the dictation exercise, but if the necessary
lesson files are written it can be used in several ways:
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>You can let Solfege play some music for you that you are
supposed to write down on paper. Click on the buttons with a quarter note
pixmap to repeat smaller parts of the music. You have to click on the Show
button and check your notes yourself to see if you made any
mistakes.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>You can use this exercise to practise sight singing: When you
start the exercise, press Show and then try to sing the music. Then you can use
the Play the whole music button or the quarter note buttons to let the program
play the music. You have to decide yourself if you think you
succeeded.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>

</sect1>
