According to USA today, the average length of an attention span of a man in America is 23 minutes.

The spoken form is in fact a very restrained representation of what is possible in the musical language.

I recommend my students not to be professional unless they really have to be. I tell them, 'If you love music, sell Hoovers or be a plumber. Do something useful with your life.'

But above that, most mature adults can hold their attention on something for 45 minutes, whether they like it or not. But above that requires training.

In strange and uncertain times such as those we are living in, sometimes a reasonable person might despair. But hope is unreasonable and love is greater even than this. May we trust the inexpressible benevolence of the creative impulse.

According to USA today, the average length of an attention span of a man in America is 23 minutes.

Beginner's luck is great for beginners.