NEW YORK: So what kind of teachers could a school get if it paid them US$125,000 (S$180,000) a year?

An accomplished violist who infuses her music lessons with the neuroscience of why one needs to practise, and creatively worded instructions like, 'Pass the melody gently, as if it were a bowl of Jell-O!'

A self-described 'explorer' from Arizona who spent three decades honing her craft at public, private, urban and rural schools.

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