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...

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...