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The article profiles Chinese pianist Tian Jiaxin and focuses on her goal to bring China to the world of music. It describes Tian's encounter with French maestro Philippe Entremont at a foreign piano competition. A background on the efforts of Tian to learn piano from the age of three through her education at the Shenyang Conservatory of Music in China is presented. Also highlighted is her experience at a foreign music graduate school, the Manhattan School of Music in New York.

The article features the Manhattan School of Music(MSM) in New York City, which celebrates 30 years of jazz education in 2012. The jazz arts program at the conservatory adopts the philosophy of the complete artist musician of the 21st century and provides education in the history, theory and execution of jazz. According to Justin DiCioccio, associate dean and chair of the jazz arts program at MSM, the school will continue its commitment to tradition and innovation for the next 30 years.

The article reports on the move of China's Shanghai Conservatory of Music to participate in the distance learning program pioneered by the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. Since 1996, the Manhattan School of Music has initiated videoconferencing for music education and performance. According to Christianne Orto, Manhattan School's assistant dean of distance learning, the transmissions with Shanghai Conservatory of Music included classes on orchestral performance composition and jazz.