EP 158: Dr. Elaine Harriss: A Musical Life
Channel: Discovery Park of America
Date: 2024-04-03

Dr. Elaine Harriss, a professor in the University of Tennessee at Martin Department of Music and recent inductee into the Steinway & Sons Teachers Hall of Fame, has been teaching piano for more than 50 years. She began teaching music as an undergraduate student in Nashville and continued in Monroe, Louisiana where she taught in an all-Black school during the early days of integration. In this episode, she shares inspiring stories from her award-winning career along with tips for parents who want to discover ways they can incorporate music into the lives of their children.
 
This episode is sponsored by the Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge.