krugman

Very important to learn the lessons of the past.  Large focus on knowing your history.  There are many comparisons in his class.  

I liked his explanation of 2008.  His dive into shadow banking was helpful.  

Masterclass :: Dominique Ansel

Was looking forward to this class for some time, so was excited when I could clear away things and spend some time with it. I have been a baker and chef in the past but nowhere this level. I wanted to improve my techniques, gather new recipes, and fix and inaccuracies i had in my own cooking.

Going in, I had actually never heard of the cronut. I had no idea who Dominique was or why he was famous.  This was going to be fun.

His mission is very simple. Be creative, love your work, and love food.  Since being a dad, sharing these flavors has always been a thing for me. Baking is precise and ordered.  It is simple and easy to do, if you do the steps, follow directions, and remain calm.

He is a very calm teacher and slow.  He goes into why he does certain things and the stories about how he learned.  Reading past these stories is helpful as you never know when a moment can teach you the lesson you were not expecting.

Lesson 2 he shares the secrets of his success. Don't listen to others, and follow your own sensitivities.  The world is big enough that everyone can have the success they are searching for.  This lesson is also in Steve Martin's masterclass.

The pastry cream is very close to how I was taught.  There are definitely some finer technique that was missing from my method.  This will be recipe fun to practice and master, especially since he uses it in many of the other recipes in the class.

The chocolate mouse was very much how I was taught, except I always whipped the cream too much. I always went to the point it would hold on the whisk. Can't wait to fix this one, and see look on small faces as they eat it.

Review:: masterclass:: St. Vincent

More semi-complete things.

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Really not much too this one.  Super short compared to others.  This however could be a good class for someone just starting out and they need a quick tour of the bigger picture of the entire music process.  

Taking a riff to a full song. She talks about getting to love changing your idea. Don't let it keep you stuck in a form or concept. Take this song, and record it. This could be at home or at a studio.  Then what?

There is a bit DIY element here to these videos. However it comes across a bit like this course is thrown together quickly.  Maybe that is why it is shorter.

Masterclass :: Mira Nair

Get out and see the world.  Yes practice your craft.  Hone your craft.  Know the history of your craft.   Now spend time doing other things.  Taste the food you make.  Read the book you just bought.  Sit under the tree in the park.  

Don't wait for someone else to write your story, you need to write your story.  You can also find a story in anything, but think of the different dimensions of that story.  

Never apologize for your work.

Masterclass:: Hans Zimmer

This is for the more advanced music student maybe.  There is not much discussion about notes, chords, or theory. This course is going to go more into the theory of why you might write something for a particular thing.  What is the story you are trying to tell?  There are some poignent stories to set the mood or timbre of the conversation.  While this is great and very inspiring in it's own way, the course is a little light in video material.  There are not many videos compare to others on music.