We had several objectives. First of all, to start the cooperation between the two partner organizations, as we do not want to limit ourselves to this one project in terms of joint work. The creation of a common band for the benefit of the charity concert was definitely one of the most significant goals.Furthermore, we wanted to achieve the development of young people's musical skills and show what kind of new opportunities playing music together can offer. Strengthening social responsibility was very prominent among our goals. According to our plans, we wanted to use the international cooperation, even if it took place between two Hungarian partners, to build relations between the mother country and the Transylvanian partner. By giving tasks between mobilities, we wanted to diversify the methodological palette of music education. We wanted to create the basis of a future, broader European collaboration. We wanted to gain knowledge and practical experience that could facilitate the implementation of a similar project with several partners later on.
The coordinating organization is a civil association whose main activity is to take advantage of the opportunities provided by music to implement projects that promote the musical training of young people, the formation of their musical interest, and the development of a sense of belonging together. It also considers it a priority task to carry out activities in areas beyond the border, as it is very important to maintain contact with those living in minority status. The partner institution, Bod Péter Teachers' Training Secondary School in Kézdivásárhely, carries out pedagogical activities where music education is of great importance, because the kindergarten teachers and teachers of the future will later be able to use the experiences gained during the project. In addition, their teachers always need new motivation and new methods, which they can use well in their lessons and in extracurricular activities. They saw a good opportunity in the formation of their band to bring a new colour to the life of the school. These needs led us to apply for this project.