Maia,
I suggest you go to Dosido.com and check out the thousands of Square Dance
Singing Calls available there. Most are structured with a 64 step chorus
repeated for 7 total cycles. Some are contemporary, and some are more
traditional.
I've included a link with a familiar tune that would easily work. I inserted
Tony Parke's New England style (prompted) Malden Square figure into the Dick
Leger singing call Yankee Doodle Dandy, but it could just as easily have been a
contra figure. I could recommend many more tunes if you wish. Most strongly
phrased tunes would work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB16Q348CWA
Rich Sbardella
Stafford Springs CT
--- On Tue, 11/27/12, Maia McCormick <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Maia McCormick <[email protected]>
Subject: [Callers] Sung fiddle tunes?
To: "Caller's discussion list" <[email protected]>
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Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2012, 3:14 PM
I've been talking with my band lately about coming up with some contra
tunes that I/they/we can sing.
a) suggestions for tunes? (Contra and waltz alike.)
b) when do you usually stop calling and start singing? What do you do if
the dance gets off track and you need to throw in some more calls?
c) other relevant things to consider when the band/caller tries to sing for
a less experienced group of dancers?
Thanks!
Maia
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