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 <maia.mcc(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Maia McCormick <maia.mcc(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Callers] Sung fiddle tunes? To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> 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 _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers