Op/Ed: Bleeding on the Page — The Lost Art of Listening

Engagement with music on an emotional level is dying out, and we will all reap the consequences. By Jason Bauer, Special to The Times Jason Bauer The first time I heard Six Years Wiser by Harrison Boe, the hair on the back of my neck stood straighter than the guards at Buckingham Palace. I played it dozens of times consecutively until I could sing every word backwards in my sleep. I didn’t just...

Op/Ed: Bleeding on the Page — The Lost Art of Listening

Engagement with music on an emotional level is dying out, and we will all reap the consequences. By Jason Bauer, Special to The Times Jason Bauer The first time I heard Six Years Wiser by Harrison Boe, the hair on the back of my neck stood straighter than the guards at Buckingham Palace. I played it dozens of times consecutively until I could sing every word backwards in my sleep. I didn’t just...