MMario - you're not the only one that has trouble with sight reading. I've been "figuring out" sheet music for about 25 years. Every time I get something new I have to translate each note (Let's see, Every Good Boy - OK, that's a B.) and then figure out time values (ONE and a TWO and). But if I hear someone play it once, I've got it. And like you, if I have sheet music in my hand and hear a song, I can tell if it's the song I'm holding. But if it's not, I have no idea what I'm holding sounds like. And I spent 3 years playing recorder, 6 playing bass, and 4 playing organ - all of which I had to "read" music on a daily basis.