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Article posted: 12/22/2012 6:00 AM

Beck looks for new connection with 'Song Reader'

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Beck Hansen wants you to think about the way music has changed over the last century and what that means about how human beings engage each other these days.

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Beck Hansen wants you to think about the way music has changed over the last century. Laboring over the intricate and ornate details of his new "Song Reader" sheet music project, he was struck by how social music used to be — something we've lost in the age of ear buds. Beck hopes the "Song Reader," which includes 20 songs annotated on sheet music, inspires some of us to pick up instruments and limber our vocal cords..