For the academic discipline, see music criticism.
A music critic is someone who reviews music (including printed music, performances of music and recorded music) and publishes on them in newspapers, magazines, books or journals, or since the 1990s, on the Internet. Some large newspapers or magazines may employ multiple music critics. Newspaper and magazine music critics are expected to follow the standard style used in the publication, but other ...
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For the academic discipline, see music criticism.
A music critic is someone who reviews music (including printed music, performances of music and recorded music) and publishes on them in newspapers, magazines, books or journals, or since the 1990s, on the Internet. Some large newspapers or magazines may employ multiple music critics. Newspaper and magazine music critics are expected to follow the standard style used in the publication, but other than that, they are encouraged to develop their own personal writing style, because this is what draws and retains readers. Some music critics also write books analyzing musical styles and discussing music history, thus verging on the field of musicology.
There is no formal training required to be a music critic, but it is common for music critics to have studied music, because "a deep knowledge of music, repertoire, performance and composition is important". Music critics need to be able to explain specialized musical concepts to a general...
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