Abstract: This article is devoted to the teaching of intonation in conjunction with the development of the musical ear of the performer. The complex special abilities of the musician there are the most important value such as an ear for music, rhythm sense, motor-motor ability, musical, or intellectual operations. The author of the article discusses the specifics of intonational performance in establishing the dialectical relations of processes of perception and musical actions. The work is based on the intonation doctrine offered by B. V. Asafiev – justification of the essence of music as "art intonated sense." One of the central principles of developmental education is the intellectualization of knowledge. To understand music analytically and to comprehend means to grasp the expressive nature and the logic of relationships in the complex of expressive means. Tasks are defined methodologically by the desire to relate the methods of development of musical hearing and performance techniques, to identify ways of implementation in the learning process of these methods and techniques, the solution of which can ensure the formation of personal qualities of the performer. The author analyzes the concept of "intonation," "intoning", and "musical ear", and argues that the relationship between the processes of perception, thinking and action music defines the culture of musician's intoning. The findings of the research may serve as practical recommendations regarding teaching music which should be oriented, on the one hand, at developing performing and technical skills of playing the instrument, on the other – contribute to the artistic, aesthetic, creative development, culture, and intonation of the performer.