The phrase "discerning ear" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe someone who has the ability to make critical judgments or distinctions through their sense of hearing. Example: "As a music producer, I rely on my discerning ear to identify even the smallest flaws in a recording."
But his focus remained death metal, for which he had developed a discerning ear.
Or are young listeners losing their discerning ear for hi-fi versus low quality files, making quality more of a niche concern?
Barry still possessed a discerning ear and a comprehensive knowledge of classical music, and he responded with gratifying specificity (and candor) to Lumpe's queries.
Hidden behind Mr. Clegg's carefully cultivated persona — the talented agent with a discerning ear; the preppy host who gave suave parties at 1 Fifth Avenue; the publishing insider who garnered big advances for A-list writers — were these monstrous secrets.
The value of brevity, when considered in the whole among a broad range of qualities the majority of which would be deemed by those of a discerning ear to be important, if not essential to the success of a popular song, is rarely overstated.
REMI ran a series of unusual newspaper advertisements, beginning with one that did not show a company name, but rather featured intriguing photographs of condo interiors, some lean copy pitched to the discerning ear for style and -- in small letters at the bottom of the page -- a Web address.
He was also delightful in his native Sicilian songs, his records of which first brought him to the attention of discerning ears outside Italy in the late 1940s.
To discerning ears, a mono record played on a high-end turntable with a well-damped and carefully matched tone-arm and cartridge (stylus)—offers an audio experience next only to hearing the original performance live.
Everywhere children and youths like AJ, E'Darrius, and Jermaine are crying out for help cries that often fall on deaf rather than discerning ears.
But discerning ears may have noticed the ding, or chime, occurs at other times during the flight, too: Sometimes it's a single chime long before the seat belt sign turns off, and sometimes it's a two-toned rhythm, with a high-pitched chime followed by a low one.
The Polshek firm and the Tishman company were responsible for the 1986 renovation that restored the architectural luster to Carnegie Hall but, to many discerning ears, diminished its fabled acoustics.
