singing to one's own accompaniment; vocal performance with self-accompaniment
Refers to a performer singing while simultaneously playing an instrument, typically a guitar or piano in modern contexts, or traditional instruments like the shamisen or biwa. The term emphasizes the solo, self-accompanied nature of the performance.
She performed an original song with her own guitar accompaniment.
路上でピアノの弾き語りをするミュージシャンがいる。
There's a musician doing a piano self-accompaniment performance on the street.
He sang while accompanying himself on the guitar.
I was moved listening to her sing while playing her own accompaniment.