How long does it take to read What's That Sound??
John Covach
What's That Sound? by John Covach takes about 11 hours 44 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 11 hours 44 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2006. 640 pages, about 176,000 words.
24 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 19 hours 33 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 11 hours 44 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 7 hours 20 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Informed by John Covachs skills as a teacher, music theorist, and performer, Whats That Sound? provides a balanced, deeply musical look at rock from its roots to the present. Offering strong coverage of the music business, rocks visual culture, and contemporary music, the text is complemented by listening guides to over 70 major works.
Subjects: Rock music, history and criticism, Rock music, History and criticism, Rock (Musique), Histoire et critique