master class

noun

|Updated on: 11 Jul 2018

Definition of master class

: a seminar for advanced music students conducted by a master musician

Recent Examples of master class from the Web

Swift has always put on a master class in how to stage a show, and for this tour she's compensated for the size of her venues with a spectacular video component that made the entire night feel like one long music video on a really big television.

— jeffrey lee puckett, The Courier-Journal, "Taylor Swift goes big with her bad reputation at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium," 1 July 2018
Tuesday’s session could be seen as a master class in delay.

— New York Times, "In a Chemical Weapons Debate, Russia Tries to Change the Subject," 26 June 2018
What happens next is a master class in incremental improvement.

— vanessa chow, Glamour, "Introducing Kate McKinnon, Movie Star," 26 June 2018
The episode was a master class in editing, as the queens interacted with their evil twins throughout the challenge and during the judges' deliberation.

— patrick crowley, Billboard, "'RuPaul's Drag Race': Fans React to Top 5 Elimination Shocker," 7 June 2018
Neither happened Monday as González pitched past the seventh inning for the first time in his past 20 starts, didn't hit 100 pitches until the eighth inning, and put on a master class of pitching with a lead — and keeping it.

— jon meoli, baltimoresun.com, "Orioles' run-scoring woes continue in 6-0 Memorial Day loss to Nationals," 28 May 2018
In addition, the convention will feature panel discussions, workshops and master classes, an exhibit hall for vendors and other performances.

— richard chang, latimes.com, "Musicians, music educators and students to converge in Garden Grove," 21 June 2018
The first act is a master class from Granik and her editor, Jane Rizzo, in how to lay the groundwork of your characters’ routines.

— anthony lane, The New Yorker, "“Leave No Trace” and “Three Identical Strangers”," 21 June 2018
Other celebratory events will include alumni performances, faculty chamber music, lectures, master classes, workshops, a symposium on women in the recording industry, and public conversations with music industry CEOs and artists.

— john von rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Grant Park Music Festival opens with a choral blockbuster under friendly skies," 14 June 2018

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