People who can recognize emotions in faces, music, and stories are generally good at what those interested in emotional intelligence would call of emotion

perception of emotion.

Perception of emotion refers to the ability of recognizing and identifying
emotions in other people. Emotions can be perceived through visual, auditory, olfactory, auditory sensory processes. They are usually viewed as having three components: a subjective experience (of the person having the perception), physical changes on the person and cognitive appraisal.