I'm trying to develop my ear training. I learnt to sight read for recorder as a child and got quite quick at it and then developed a block about ear training as my older brother had a quicker ear and always said he was better because of it (two years ago someone pointed out to me that until I read it and played it he couldn't hear it). I'm finally learning that the ear can be taught, I was just slower than he was. Now and again I'll surprise myself by doing something entirely by ear without thinking about it. I'll sing a note and play the chord first off without warmup just because that's the chord that goes with the note sung. My husband has perfect pitch and musical training, he will write out the music for me of a song on a tape that I can't quite figure out. I get frustrated because I can turn black blobs into melody but I can't turn melody into black blobs. Then one night in a dream I did the first line of a song myself. I remembered it when I woke up and checked and I was right! I was ecstatic for the rest of the day. Now I just have to figure out how to do it while I'm awake.