Away from the rumble of Shanghai's highways and the cacophony of the shopping districts, stroll down side streets filled with rows of tall brick
. In the early evening or on a weekend morning, you'll hear the
of classical music drifting from a piano, played by a 10-year old or a grandmother in her seventies. Wander down another alley toward concrete
and you'll hear Beethoven or Mozart flowing from a violin, or perhaps a cello, accordion or flute. In China, classical music is
as mightily as the 1812 Overture. Commanding YI00-200 (512.50425) per hour, private music teachers in Shanghai can readily earn more than five times the average per capita monthly income.