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Laser Kiwi Jive

by Rosie Langabeer

Instrumentation
Cello, Piano
Composed
2022
Publisher
Wellington Branch IRMTNZ (in Easy Tunes for Tamariki, cello volume; sold by SOUNZ)
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About this piece

Laser Kiwi Jive is a short piece for cello and piano by New Zealand composer Rosie Langabeer, composed in 2022 for the Wellington Branch of the Institute of Registered Music Teachers of New Zealand. It was written for the branch's Easy Tunes for Tamariki project, which commissioned new music by New Zealand composers for young violin and cello students. The piece is published in the cello volume of Easy Tunes for Tamariki (2022), sold by SOUNZ, which is aimed at players from preliminary to grade 2 level. ABRSM lists it as an Initial Grade List C piece in its cello syllabus from 2024.

Technical overview

An Initial Grade (pre-Grade 1) piece for cello with piano accompaniment. No score was available for review, so specific technical demands are unconfirmed.

Level rubric

Early Beginner

Left Hand

  • Basic setup: open strings & 1st-finger in 1st position.
  • No shifting or extensions.
  • No vibrato; harmonics only as open-string effects.

Right Hand

  • Proper bow hold with straight strokes.
  • Basic détaché on open strings.
  • Mid‑bow focus; clean start/stop exercises.
  • Simple adjacent string crossings.

Bow Strokes

  • Détaché.
  • Stopped notes
  • Continuous string contact.

Rhythm & Musicality

  • Simple rhythms (quarters, 8ths, repeated patterns).
  • Short pieces in 2/4 or 4/4.
  • Minimal phrasing (1–2 bars).
  • Steady dynamics for clear tone.

Levels are approximate guides, not strict requirements.