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Characteristics of Musically Talented Children:
1. Spontaneous response to rhythm and music
2. Love for singing familiar and made-up songs
3. Relative or absolute pitch and strong feelings for tonality
4.    Highly developed ear
5. Ability to associate pitch with visual symbols
6. Memory for music heard
7. Chooses music to express feelings
8. Ability to match pitch
9. Appreciation for the aesthetic structure of music
10. Ability to discriminate among contrasting  phrases and sections of song and musical compositions.
11. Wants to take music lessons or play an instrument
12. Concentrates on music; stops to listen  to music
Talented Children and Adults, Their Development and Education. Second Edition, Jane Piirto,
(1999), Merrill.
 
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