The singing cellist: an authoetnographic investigation on the practice of singing and playing simultaneously
Cello, singing and playing simultaneously, study strategies, implications of singing for instrumental practice.
This is an autoethnographic research that aims to study the practice of singing and playing the cello simultaneously, with the main objective of investigating the implications of this practice for the cellist. For this, it was necessary to divide the research into two stages. In the first stage, the process and study strategies adopted were presented, and in the second stage, analysis of the practice and observations of its implications for instrumental practice were carried out. The methodological procedures include interviews with Lui Coimbra, Marcelo Vieira and Natasha Farny, cellists who have experience in singing and playing simultaneously. In addition, two pieces that were selected and studied, being Colóquio by Lindemberg Cardoso and The Last Romantic by Lulu Santos. We hope with this research to facilitate and encourage the cellists' reflection and contact with this type of work.