Well, I tried it, but don't think it's the thing to solve my non-accompaniment blues. After the bright idea hit, I decided to pick up my cello and accompany myself with the view to doing some gigs that way.
Hmmmm, it all seemed very good in theory. An accomplished cellist, songwriter and vocalist, adept at all three, combining all three, it just had to work, didn't it? After three hours of trying, it seems that not everything is possible after all.
I think if my music was a little simpler in rhythm and harmony, it might have worked really well. Having listened to other cellist/vocalists, their music is much simpler, much less complicated with extremely simple accompaniment on the cello. I wanted the rich lushness of my chords to come through, but what works on piano, doesn't quite work on cello as well. 7ths & 2nds work great on piano, whereas a cello is happier with 3rds and 5ths.
Well, it was an interesting experiment nonetheless, and while it might not be something I'll pursue with my current songs, it might be a nice avenue to explore with some more folky, bluesy, artiste-y stuff in the future. Had lots of fun trying it!
Anne-Lise
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Well, I ended up doing this after all. Three gigs in total including one at The Basement supporting the fabulously talented Sophie Serafino. Amazing what one can do with a bit of persistence!
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