20 easy pieces for violin and piano especially written to stimulate the imagination, whilst learning the basics for open strings and first finger. Rhythm reading and counting are learnt in a novel way. Tom travels through a kaleidoscope of musical styles. From bells ringing to bagpipes... he meets Purcell, then Mozart and Bartók in a boat! Contents: Bells - Drumming - Song without Words - Clocks - Beat Game, with Stones - Gypsy Song - From Dawn to Dusk - Drones - Grasshoppers - No Meeting Point - Mr Purcell's Prelude - Lilliburlero - Quietness - Snapdragons - Schubertiana - Satisfaction - Concerto (Variations on J.S.B.) - Mozart and Bartók Go Boating - Hymn for a Grand Occasion - War and Peace