Piano keys were traded for strings in another day of strong performances at the Wollongong Eisteddfod on Friday morning.
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Lily Still, 6, of Wollongong, was proud to walk away with two first-place ribbons for her beautiful violin solos, which included a tough piece from Vivaldi.
Despite Friday morning being mostly children 12 years and under, her father Andrew was impressed by the high standard, and commented some children were playing works of grade 7 or grade 8 standard.
‘‘Lily has been playing since she was four,’’ he said. ‘‘She saw my violin once and liked the look of it, so we thought we’ll give her some lessons and see how she goes, and she seems to quite enjoy it.’’
Learning the violin can sometimes be hard on other people’s ears, but Mr Still said it has mostly been pleasant melodies at his household, as his daughter has picked up the instrument ‘‘quite well’’ from early on.
‘‘I think [at a young age] it all helps with mathematics and reading as well, because music is quite mathematical with all the patterns.’’
Mr Still will keep his fingers crossed for more first-place ribbons, with Lily putting her ballet skills to the judges later in the month.