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Oats and Beans

Updated: May 23, 2022

Oats and Beans is a level 1 performance piece. Part number TQP.L1.CLCG.P53


It requires all the level 1 notes in both hands along with two and three note chords. It uses the crotchet, minim and semibreve in simple quadruple time and has a melody transfer to aid bass clef fluency. This is a performance piece because a student should aim to play it without having to think about it. Practice in 2 bar sections which will be the phrase.


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About Oats and Beans


Oats and Beans is a traditional British and American folk song, 1380 in the Roud Folk Song Index. [1] In a book by Alice Bertha Gomme's book entitled "The Traditional Games of England, Scotland and Ireland" (1894) [2] this is a "play song", in which children perform actions with the song, standing in a ring.



The words are


Oats and beans and barley grow Oats and beans and barley grow Do you or I or anyone know how oats and beans and barley grow?


First the farmer plants the seeds Stands up tall and takes his ease Stamps his feet and claps his hands And turns around to view his land


Oats and beans and barley grow Oats and beans and barley grow Do you or I or anyone know how oats and beans and barley grow?


Then the farmer watches the ground Watches the sun shine all around Stamps his feet and claps his hands And turns around to view his land


Oats and beans and barley grow Oats and beans and barley grow Do you or I or anyone know how oats and beans and barley grow?



 

Hands Together Practice Video by Chris

Right Hand Practice Video by Chris

Left Hand Practice Video by Chris


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