I think right now most people dont even realize its a magical tool! when she plays all of them think they are mesmerized by only her music, without knowing they are being affected with magic as well.
However there are a lot of things that she might have to lose (or stop showing them) in any lore update she gets in case she stays in Demacia , such as magical aura, talking to people through her mind, her instrument flying in front of her.
As Riot said sometime ago some of the changes in Lore are very Delicate because the tiniest changes in details can have cataclysmic tier of effect and contradictions ! i take it Sona is one of those cases,since Demacia update is very recent compare to her lore. updating her lore is going to be like walking on minefield.
But one thing i think Riot is trying to avoid is,they dont want to restrict any story update for characters because of this connection. they don't want to restrict Sona for example to certain limited Scenarios and possibilities because of her position in Demacia , that would make her very predictable now and in future. at the same time due to this reason updating her could be more challenging. so we might have to think beyond the Theories we have for this kind of lore update. the possibilities can be endless but question is how much Riot wants to keep her Lore true to its original one? what if she moves to lonia now?