Emily Crocker Music

MIDDLE SCHOOL TENOR BASS - NEW FOR FALL, 2022 Hello to my friends choosing music for your middle school tenor bass choirs! I have a few concert pieces for you to start the year with and some holiday music that will be fun and crowd pleasing, but that also will help you move them forward to contest season after the first of the year: CEDAR SWAMP - TB and piano Younger Tenor-Bass choirs will rock out to this bright folk-flavored knee-slapper that celebrates favorite country pastimes of camping, fishing, and delicious food! They will love the body percussion feature and the optional fiddle obbligato adds to the “way down low in Cedar Swamp” atmosphere. If you don't have a fiddle player handy, use the audio accompaniment which is available for download. Buy here/more info Download accompaniment THE WAYWARD WIND - TB and piano This one is digital only, but your guys will love this classic song from the 1950s that expresses the irresistible longing for the open road. The song retains a f...

 Music for Tenor Bass Choirs If you take your choirs to UIL or another contest/festival event in the spring, you might be looking for music to build on your successes and take you through to the end of the term. I've been working on several classic pop titles that might suit your middle and high school Tenor Bass choirs. These titles are available digitally on Sheet Music Direct  and Sheet Music Plus  and I think you'll find they are easy to learn and easy to sing - audience favorites, too. Also, I'm making the accompaniment tracks available for free, see the link below. You can't beat that! I should also give a shout-out to  ArrangeMe.com  who makes these titles available for arranging. Check out their awesome site!  THAT LONESOME ROAD James Taylor's plaintive classic ballad is an ideal selection for developing or smaller Tenor Bass choirs. It can be sung a cappella or with the optional piano accompaniment. Purchase digital octavo Download audio ALL THIS J...

New podcast interview! Emily's podcast interview with Megan Farison on SING, COACH CONDUCT. Megan is a fantastic interviewer and host. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify for other interesting guests, including Roger Emerson, Mac Huff, Cristi Miller. Listen here: SING COACH CONDUCT - with Megan Farison

New 2-Part Recordings now available I recently put together my  website – it’s a work in progress! – and I’m happy to take this opportunity to reintroduce a few classic 2-Part titles. All of these works continue to be popular, however, I didn’t have full demo recordings, as they dated from the days when the publisher only recorded excerpts of the pieces, or the recordings were on analog master tapes that have been lost to the ages.  So, I worked with my friends at Aireborn Studios in Indiana to create these beautiful demos. All the songs are available either in print, e-print or both, through the publisher or retailer. If you are performing any of these pieces, the recordings have not been previously available so feel free to use them with your choirs and enjoy!  Adoramus Te  2-Part Choral and Piano This joyful festival anthem in Emily Crocker's highly-regarded concert festival series is uplifting, accessible and extremely well-crafted for choirs of all ages. In thi...

EMILY HOLT CROCKER | Composer/Author/Conductor Welcome to my composer page for ACDA! I'm so sorry we can't connect in person this year, but I thank you for stopping by.  Happy to chat via  email Facebook Twitter In the meantime, I hope you will take this opportunity to explore my most recent compositions and my new sight-reading method: Sound Patterns for Beginning Choirs . (Hint, coming in 2021 Sound Patterns for the Changing Voice ) SOUND PATTERNS FOR THE BEGINNING CHOIR Imagine - learning to sight read while having fun! Singers will grasp concepts quickly while singing “real music” from day one. This step-by-step method includes fun songs with lyrics, dynamics, and accompaniment, along with prepatory exercises that are interesting, authentic, and flexible. This resource may be used with beginners of any age. The sequential approach focuses on the keys of C, F, and G major, basic rhythms, and simple intervals in the tonic, dominant, and subdominant chords. More info/Purchase...

Music in the Air Collection for Tenor Bass Chorus If you are looking for a great value, this collection for Middle School Tenor Bass Voices fits the bill. Five songs are artfully arranged with attention given to range, tessitura and part-writing to make learning a breeze. The Tenor part is really more of a cambiata part and the Baritone part is very moderate in terms of range. Young singers like to be challenged and I hope these pieces will fit their voices and provide a creative challenge that will enliven the learning going on in your classrooms! If you have questions, you can contact me via comments below or via  email Preview scores here:  Preview scores Listen to audio:  Audio via Soundcloud

New for Fall 2020 These new pieces will work well for young mixed choirs in middle and high school. The bass clef part(s) are very flexible, so if you have SAB or SATB, these should help your ensemble sound great. Ranges are moderate and there is little if any divisi.  I know there are lots of different paths for instruction in the fall of 2020, but whether you are physically together and socially distant or if you are working in a virtual environment, I hope you will consider these pieces for SAB and SATB singers.  All are available in print and digital editions also with demo and accompaniment audio downloads. J'entends le Moulin also has Part Predominant tracks available for audio download providing excellent rehearsal tools for in-person or distance learning. Young singers like to be challenged and I hope these pieces will fit their voices and provide a creative challenge that will enliven the learning going on in your classrooms! If you have questions, you can contact me ...