master class

noun

1. a small class for advanced students, especially a class in performance skills conducted by a distinguished musician.

Word History and Origins

Origin of master class¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

For a master class in orchestral programming, look to this week’s concerts at the New York Philharmonic.

From New York Times

His patter — fast, outraged, informed and tinged with well-timed jokes — was a master class in old-school talk radio.

From Los Angeles Times

This, in the words of the Trump campaign, was the Republican nominee putting on a “master class.”

From Salon

Her turn as Rona, a dramatized version of Liptrot, is a master class in telling a story with every single tool in an actor’s arsenal.

From Los Angeles Times

A master class in love bombing, my early relationship started with letters, trips and “You’re the most beautiful woman in the world.”

From Salon