How Long to Read The Musical Human

How Long Does it Take to Read The Musical Human?

It takes the average reader 8 hours and 2 minutes to read The Musical Human by Michael Spitzer

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

Description

"Michael Spitzer has pulled off the impossible: a Guns, Germs and Steel for music." --Daniel Levitin A colossal history spanning cultures, time, and space to explore the vibrant relationship between music and the human species. 165 million years ago saw the birth of rhythm. 66 million years ago was the first melody. 40 thousand years ago Homo sapiens created the first musical instrument. Today music fills our lives. How we have created, performed and listened to this music throughout history has defined what our species is and how we understand who we are. Yet music is an overlooked part of our origin story. The Musical Human takes us on an exhilarating journey across the ages – from Bach to BTS and back – to explore the vibrant relationship between music and the human species. With insights from a wealth of disciplines, world-leading musicologist Michael Spitzer renders a global history of music on the widest possible canvas, looking at music in our everyday lives; music in world history; and music in evolution, from insects to apes, humans to AI. Through this journey we begin to understand how music is central to the distinctly human experiences of cognition, feeling and even biology, both widening and closing the evolutionary gaps between ourselves and animals in surprising ways. The Musical Human boldly puts the case that music is the most important thing we ever did; it is a fundamental part of what makes us human.

How long is The Musical Human?

The Musical Human by Michael Spitzer is 481 pages long, and a total of 120,731 words.

This makes it 162% the length of the average book. It also has 148% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Musical Human Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 59 minutes to read The Musical Human aloud.

What Reading Level is The Musical Human?

The Musical Human 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.

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