How Long to Read Chasing the Blues

How Long Does it Take to Read Chasing the Blues?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 57 minutes to read Chasing the Blues by Josephine Matyas

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Chasing the Blues explores the roots of the blues---the music birthed in the Mississippi Delta by African Americans who fashioned a new form of musical expression grounded in their shared experience of brutal oppression. They used the power of music to survive that oppression, creating a simple-in-structure, emotionally complex form that transformed and upended culture and became the bedrock of popular song. Tracing the music back to its geographical and cultural origins in the Delta is key to understanding how the blues were shaped. Over time, the Delta blues have touched virtually every...

How long is Chasing the Blues?

Chasing the Blues by Josephine Matyas is 288 pages long, and a total of 74,304 words.

This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 91% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Chasing the Blues Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 46 minutes to read Chasing the Blues aloud.

What Reading Level is Chasing the Blues?

Chasing the Blues is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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