I am new to this forum. My son is 9 yrs old and was identified as highly gifted in kindergarten, his full scale score on the WISC-IV was 147 (99.9%). He has breezed through school thus far however, has not shown a propensity toward any particular subject/area, until now. 5 days ago, he began the typical 4th grade recorder curriculum in our public school system. He is excelling at an extremely rapid rate. He can perfectly perform (from memory) selections that will not be formally taught for months and seems to have a natural ability to read music. Last night, he watched a video of someone playing jingle bells on a recorder once, then played the song with little difficulty and could recite (and remember) what notes were played on the video. He shows an intense and passionate desire to hone in on the craft by choosing challenging selections that he can "perfect". Is this ability typical amongst gifted children?
