Negative Harmony: The Reharmonization Secret

Skilled Musician
Skilled Musician
Sep 21, 2026  #2 #3

Tonight we’re diving into one of the most fascinating concepts in modern harmony: Negative Harmony.

But instead of making this overly academic or complicated…
I want to show you how to ACTUALLY use it in Gospel Piano, Jazz Piano, reharmonization, and real musical situations.

This concept can completely change the way you hear:
✅ Chord progressions
✅ Resolutions
✅ Passing chords
✅ Substitutions
✅ Emotional movement in music

We’ll explore how “mirror harmony” works and how advanced musicians use it to create rich, unexpected chord movement that still sounds musical and beautiful.

If you’ve ever wondered:

How great musicians create surprising chord changes
Why some reharmonizations sound so deep and emotional
How to create alternate harmonic movement
How to move beyond predictable progressions

…this livestream is for you.

Tonight we’ll cover:
🎹 What Negative Harmony actually is
🎹 The “mirror” concept explained simply
🎹 How to transform basic chord progressions
🎹 Gospel chord applications
🎹 Reharmonization ideas
🎹 Alternate landings and substitutions
🎹 Live demonstrations at the piano
🎹 Q&A and live examples

Whether you’re a beginner trying to expand your ears or an advanced musician looking for fresh harmonic ideas, this lesson will stretch the way you hear music.

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Corey Playing
6:58 - Lesson Introduction
8:30 - DEMONSTRATION - The Sound of Negative Harmony
10:45 - How to Think About Negative Harmony
13:18 - How to Determine the Negative Harmony Version
16:37 - Example 1
20:10 - Example 2
27:36 - Alternate Way To Find Negative Harmony
31:24 - Negative Harmony in Progressions
36:14 - Progression #2
42:20 - Progression #3
49:06 - DEMONSTRATION - How the pros use Negative Harmony
53:18 - If You Need Help
55:57 - DEMONSTRATION - How the pros use Negative Harmony (part 2)

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