Uploaded April 2015 | Updated September 2026, 55 minutes ago
Here is a really fun contra dance tune for the fiddle called The Dancing Bear! It's a super fun one to play! =D I added in a bunch of improvisation to change it up a bit - I hope you like it! =)
This tune is so much fun that I was literally playing it over and over and over these past few weeks for hours. Sorry if you're my neighbor! =/ I really like the repeating melody with the changing chord - it sounds so neat to me. More tunes need to do that! =)
This tune was written by Bob McQuillen in 1978. He was a pianist from New Hampshire. At the top of the music for this tune, he wrote this:
"I have a wonderful friend who is a Bear named Oso and this tune is for him because he likes it. Barry Nielson likes it too, and so its for him, too, with love from Mac."
I hope you like this version of the tune!
Thank you for watching!
~Katy
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Software and equipment used:
Software used (for Macintosh):
Garageband for attempted sound mixing
Final Cut Pro X for video editing
Plugins for sound effects (I have A LOT to learn in this department!):
East West plugins – Goliath Virtual Instrument (literally the best one, in my opinion)
Camera:
Canon 70D
H4 Audio recorder - This is sort of hard to use, but I hope I'll get better at it. I sort of prefer the regular microphone on the 70D because it sounds more "real."
Here is a really fun contra dance tune for the fiddle called The Dancing Bear! It's a super fun one to play! =D I added in a bunch of improvisation to change it up a bit - I hope you like it! =)
This tune is so much fun that I was literally playing it over and over and over these past few weeks for hours. Sorry if you're my neighbor! =/ I really like the repeating melody with the changing chord - it sounds so neat to me. More tunes need to do that! =)
This tune was written by Bob McQuillen in 1978. He was a pianist from New Hampshire. At the top of the music for this tune, he wrote this:
"I have a wonderful friend who is a Bear named Oso and this tune is for him because he likes it. Barry Nielson likes it too, and so its for him, too, with love from Mac."
I hope you like this version of the tune!
Thank you for watching!
~Katy
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Software and equipment used:
Software used (for Macintosh):
Garageband for attempted sound mixing
Final Cut Pro X for video editing
Plugins for sound effects (I have A LOT to learn in this department!):
East West plugins – Goliath Virtual Instrument (literally the best one, in my opinion)
Camera:
Canon 70D
H4 Audio recorder - This is sort of hard to use, but I hope I'll get better at it. I sort of prefer the regular microphone on the 70D because it sounds more "real."
