solo work

One-person creative output

Solo work is activity done independently, without collaborators or partners.

In music, it refers to a performer's individual recordings or performances apart from their band: Her solo work never matched the success of the group.

In professional or academic settings, it contrasts with team projects: The job requires both collaboration and solo work.

Related

lone wolf · going it alone · lone · unaccompanied · single · autonomy · studio · home studio · artist · debut · album · side project · passion project · project · creative · creative freedom · isolation · quiet

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Opposites
number of participants

solo workcollaboration

Joint intellectual work

teamwork · group work · collective work · ensemble work · joint effort

independence vs. interdependence

solo workteam project

Collaborative assignment among peers

division of labor

creative/professional autonomy

solo workcollaborative project

Work done together

joint venture · work-for-hire · commissioned work

Family

solo, solos, soloist, soloists, work, works, worked, working, worker

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