IF you could bottle and sell enthusiasm, a good source would the Inverell Music, Speech and Drama Eisteddfod. The event saw children streaming in and out of the Inverell Town Hall from Monday through Thursday this week.
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Melissa Philp adjudicated for the musical and instrumental portion of the week. Now based in Toowoomba, Melissa grew up in Grafton.
“I’ve been teaching for a very long time and I love travelling around to country areas, adjudicating their Eisteddfods and giving workshops and encouraging the children that don’t get, probably the same opportunities as city people.
Melissa attended the University of Southern Queensland and has a background as a pianist, but said nowadays, she teaches more woodwind than anything.
“I also teach in a lot of school so of course I do a lot of choir work as well.”
I have seen some very good performances, so that’s really encouraging. The Eisteddfod committee has said that numbers are down in a few areas, and I’d like people to realise, it’s not about competition.
“It’s about children being able to learn stage-craft, being able to present for an audience, and they use those skills in all walks of life.”
Presentation of trophies and some of the top performers will take the stage for the Eisteddfod concert next Wednesday, September 3 at the Inverell Town Hall at 7pm.
Concert entry is $10 per adult, $5 concession.
FInd an Eisteddfod mega-gallery here:
