Standard #2: Learning Differences
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As stated in the Arkansas Teaching Standards (2012):
The teacher uses understanding of individual differences and diverse cultures and communities to ensure inclusive learning environments that enable each learner to meet high standards.
As applied in my Internship:
INTASC Standard #2 , if done correctly, naturally occurs in a choral environment. Diversity of culture and communities largely is incorporated through the repertoire that the choral director has chosen for their choir. Repertoire selection is vital to the success of a choral program, a diverse and balanced set of music that considers difficulty, genre, style, language, culture, and time period allows for all students to feel inclusive and enriches their knowledge of choral literature. For example, teaching in a community that harbors a larger concentration of hispanic/latinos. The teacher should consider programming music that either incorporates texts from hispanic/latino poets/authors, music composed by hispanic/latino composers, or incorporates traditional hispanic/latino rhythms and melodies or folk influences. With a careful selection of music, you're students can understand how culture can relate and affect music, learn more about different cultures, and gain a different outlook on life through a different culture's perspective. During my internship I did not have the chance to program any of the pieces the choirs performed. Some notable pieces that were selected by my co-op included: a German staple in choral music "abendlied" by Rheinberger, an icelandic folk song "Rauði riddarinn" by Thorsteinsson, and a popular irish folk song "Dúlamán" by Mooney.
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