News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Sisters Elementary School Principal Becky Stoughton looks on as Brad Tisdel hooks up new sound equipment donated by Sisters Folk Festival.
Whether they're performing music or doing a video presentation in an assembly, it's important that students sound as good as they can. With that in mind, Brad Tisdel and Pete Rathbun of the Sisters Folk Festival (SFF) recently installed new sound equipment at Sisters Elementary School. And they're doing another upgrade this week at Sisters Middle School.
The equipment is provided as part of a Studio to Schools grant through the Oregon Community Foundation. The program is a five-year statewide project to enhance arts education K-8. The program is a seamless fit with the festival's ongoing music education outreach programs, including the Americana Project and the high school guitar-building program.
SFF Creative Director Brad Tisdel told The Nugget that the festival installed a new 16-channel Mackie soundboard at the elementary school and also purchased microphones (including wireless mics) and microphone stands. SFF also purchased cases to keep the equipment secure and will be providing training so that staff can use the equipment effectively.
"Now," Tisdel said, "the system at the elementary school can really support what the teachers are doing ... with the kids' music education."
At the middle school, SFF is providing a new "snake" (the heavy-duty multiple-plug-in cable that runs from the stage to the soundboard); microphones and cables; and security cases for the sound equipment. These purchases complement gear already provided to the school by SFF.
In addition to the benefits to music education, the equipment will also significantly enhance the audio component of visual presentations.
"The Sisters Folk Festival has made both of those spaces usable from an audio perspective," Tisdel said.
For more information on Sisters Folk Festival's range of programs, visit www.sistersfolkfestival.org.
Jim Cornelius is editor in chief of The Nugget and author of “Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans.” A history buff, he explores frontier history across three centuries and several continents on his podcast, The Frontier Partisans. For more information visit www.frontierpartisans.com.
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