What exactly is critical listening? Who does it?


I'm supposed to listen to every single instrument within a mixture of instruments. And somehow evaluate every aspect of what I'm listening to and somehow all this is critical listening.

This is supposed to bring enjoyment?

I'm just listening for the Quality of what I'm listening to with all the instruments playing and how good they sound hopefully. 

And I'm tired of answering that I'm not a robot all the time. That's being critical.

emergingsoul

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I've noticed that critical reviewers listen for the clang of the symbols as in 23 seconds into Mahler's 3rd symphony.

https://youtu.be/Xplx64LVENg?si=7DrIFtoJx5tV9E-P&t=23