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.

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Showing 1 response by samureyex

Individuals like me are perfect to answer this type of question because I'm an analytical listener by nature. Even when I listen for enjoyment, I still listen critically without even intending to. I'm listening deep into the music but I'm not trying to listen to every single note.

For instance, when listening to vocal, I listen deeply into the naturalness, the richness of the vocal. The slightest shift of pitch and tone and volume in each singing word. The transparency, the smoothness. The angelic voice. It's incredible.