RE Kevin Austin's comments Re: On "learned" A/P, lattice / grid

[David Spondike <Dspondike@xxxxxxx>]

I have been a bass player since 1976. I started piano at age 8 (1969)  
and picked up sax and bassoon in elementary and junior high school. I  
have a MM  (Ed.) and PhD. (Theory and Comp). I've taught 2 sections  
of theory to high school students for 11 years.
Ear training, since being young, has always been stressful for me,  
and a real enigma as a young student.
Now students always try to stump me on intervals, without success. I  
recognize them for their unique characteristics, and I would say that  
I recognize harmonic intervals more quickly than melodic intervals.
I do not have AP in the common sense. However, Kevin's comments made  
me remember that I can often tune my bass without a reference pitch.  
I have always considered it some sort of contextual learning.

David Spondike