Harp society teaching kids via Zoom
(WorldNews Entertainment)

PHILADELPHIA -- Elizabeth Steiner watched closely on a laptop as Chanah Nielson positioned her fingers on the strings of a 6-foot-tall concert grand harp. The Philadelphia High School for Girls junior was about to play `Two Guitars,` a piece by the esteemed harpists Linda Wood Rollo and Susann McDonald. `Your hands look very good,` Steiner said. `But your audio is a little low for some reason.` Welcome to another live, screen-mediated, analog-digital mashup of the sort that have become an essential part of music education in the pandemic era. This 30-minute session in August was conducted via Zoom between Steiner`s studio and Nielson`s home, both in Philadelphia. The nonprofit Lyra Society,...