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Producing Music Using Negative Harmony, Jeremy Ahn
Producing Music Using Negative Harmony, Jeremy Ahn
Honors Theses
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 …
One Writer, Two Genres: Composing And Analyzing Creative Nonfiction And Fantasy, Kara Herrera
One Writer, Two Genres: Composing And Analyzing Creative Nonfiction And Fantasy, Kara Herrera
Honors Theses
Creative writers face a wide range of options when they sit down to craft art out of words. Available to them are many genres, each with their own characteristics or traits. Additionally, many writers have accomplished self-reflection in interviews, Q&A sessions, and in print. It is not unusual to find writers taking their craft and turning it into their subject matter. This project aims for the same. In order to analyze the similarities and differences in the writing process across genres, a “writing about writing” essay is included along with four creative nonfiction essays and a young adult fantasy novel …