Authors for Our PreK–12 Music Curricula

Emily Crocker

Vice President of Choral Publication, Hal Leonard Corporation, Milwaukee, WI; Founder and artistic director of the Milwaukee Children's Choir
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Honors and awards:
ASCAP awards for concert music

Prior publications:
Numerous choral arrangements and collections

Role in Spotlight on Music:

• Selected song materials and wrote lessons for Spotlight on Performance sections, Student Book and Teachers Edition.
• Advised author and editorial teams on song selections for Grades K-8.
• Advised recording teams on vocal sound; supervised and reviewed recordings.
• Contributed to overall planning and lesson design for Spotlight on Performance sections, and for many aspects of the series as a whole.

Areas of interest/expertise:
Vocal development; elementary and middle school choral techniques; composing and arranging for the young voice