Date of Award

4-5-2021

Document Type

Honors Thesis

Department

Music

First Advisor

Max Keller

Abstract

This project uses Negative Harmony as a basis and reference point for producing original songs in the style of instrumental jazz and funk. Negative harmony is a loose term that describes a technique of reharmonization made popular by musician Jacob Collier. While negative harmony is best understood as a reharmonization technique, writing new songs and chord progressions that strive to replace common chord progressions with their negative harmony counterparts can also be an effective way to demonstrate negative harmony. Music can be made with unconventional sounding but harmonically viable chords that challenge both the musician and the listener to grow in the process.

Subject Area

Music

Presentation Record URL

https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/honors-undergraduate-poster-symposium/2021/symposium/27/

DOI

https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/245/

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