My reaction at how the thread went offtopic XD
It's the beginning of the old man/get off my lawn phase. Haha.
This is a First World problem thread.
In a semester, all this stuff will be straightened out. Rach4 will be able to sing fine, or well enough for non-major choir and ear training courses.
In a way, I think it kind of puts down voice study though. What other group can you just put someone without any training into? Choir? It wouldn't work too well for band (although that's how some are taught...).
Amusing too. I went through something similar. A little confusion about ear training? ... Guess what? I just put you in choir! It's a requirement anyway so you might as well get it done. I then mumbled my way through a choir. And they really needed practice rooms that don't let sound out and have covers over the doors to make ear training practice less of a self-conscious thing.
Joe Blow is amazed when someone can just hold a pitch or sing a melody. Some people will think you're a genius, "musically gifted" if you can do just that.
Ear training is something you can practice with another person. There are advantages there. A tape recorder can get pretty close though too.