Identifying Students: Gifted and Talented

in Music

Cindy McCallum, Limon Annette Lambrecht, Sterling

Lee Lippstrew, FlemingKaren Kendig, Gifted Education

Regional Consultant

4 Steps to IdentificationStep #1: Referral FormStep #2: Student Profile SheetStep #3: Behavioral Check ListStep #4: Performance Evaluation

Step #1: Referral Form Who can Refer Students?

Teacher Parent Self Peer

When to Identify? We recommend as early as 3rd Grade

Step #1: Referral Form Continued Parental Permission to Screen/Assess

If a parent is the one referring the student, complete permission section at the bottom of the referral form

Otherwise a separate permission form is needed

District Level Permission Form Check for an existing required permission form from

your district

Step #1: Referral Form Continued Music Check List on Referral Form

(must be able to check at least one area)

____ Matches pitches accurately ____ Is able to duplicate complex rhythms correctly ____ Demonstrates unusual ability on an

instrument including voice ____ Has a high degree of aural memory/musical

memory ____ Displays compulsive musical pursuit

Step #2: Student Profile Sheet Background Knowledge of

Student and Experience Private lessons Coursework related to music Opportunities to critique music Music based extra-curricular

activities or clubs Additional relevant information

Step #3: Behavioral Check List Renzulli’s Behavioral Check List of Musical Characteristics

1. The student shows a sustained interest in music ---seeks out opportunities to hear and create music.

2. The student perceives fine differences in musical tone (pitch, loudness, timbre, duration).

3. The student easily remembers melodies and can reproduce them accurately.

4. The student easily participates in musical activities.

Step #3: Behavioral Check List Continued 5. The student plays a musical instrument or sings,

or indicates a strong desire to do so. 6. The student is sensitive to the rhythm of music

(beat); responds to changes in the tempo of music through body movements.

7. The student is aware of and can identify a variety of sounds heard at a given moment---is sensitive to “background” noises, to chords that accompany a melody, to the different sounds of singers or instrumentalists in a performance.

Step #3: Behavioral Check List Continued

Scoring Scale for Renzulli’s Behavioral Check List Never (1 point) Very Rarely (2 points) Rarely (3 points) Occasionally (4 points) Frequently (5 points) Always (6 points)

Step #3: Behavioral Check List Continued 42 maximum points possible

35 or less points = not identified at this time 36 points = consider re-screening soon 37-38 points = moderately strong indicator 39+ points = strong indicator

Step #4: Performance Evaluation Rubric for Scoring Music Performance

Evaluation (7 areas) Rhythm Melody Improvisation Expressiveness Engagement Technique Over-All Performance

Step #4: Performance Evaluation Continued Scoring Rubric for Performance Evaluation

Emerging (0 points) Typical (1 point) Above Average (2 points) Superior (3 points)

Step #4: Performance Evaluation Continued

21 maximum points possible 10 or less points = not identified at this time 11 points = consider re-screening soon 12 - 15 points = moderately strong indicator 16+ points = strong indicator

Enrichment Opportunities All State Bands, Choirs, and Orchestras

(check CMEA website)

College Honor Bands and Choirs CU, CSU, CSU-Pueblo, Mesa State, Adams State,

Western State, Ft. Lewis (check college websites)

Regional Honor Bands and Choirs Holyoke (call high school) and Bennett (Cindy

McCallum-Limon Schools)

Enrichment Opportunities Continued League and Mass Bands and Choirs

Black Forest (David Slothower) and North Central (Rebecca Lyons---Peetz School)

Community Performance Groups Limon Community Choir, Sterling Master Chorale

(Don Johnson), Sterling Miracle Players (Dana May, Sterling)

Youth Choirs Colorado Springs, Denver, Limon, Sterling

Enrichment Opportunities Continued

Youth Orchestras Colorado Springs Youth Symphony Association,

Denver Young Artists

CHSAA Solo and Ensemble Festivals Ft. Morgan, Limon, Colorado Springs, Greeley,

Grand Junction

Our Contact Information Cindy McCallum---Limon Schools

badgermusic01@hotmail.com (719) 775-2350 x313

Annette Lambrecht---Sterling Schools lambrechta@re1valleyschools.org (970) 522-1041 X4511

Lee Lippstrew---Fleming Schools leelippstrew@hotmail.com (970) 526-6436