The Stoop Instrument Library is a community and space where musicians, non-musicians and youth can borrow, exchange and experiment with new instruments of their choosing. The Stoop makes learning an instrument accessible to anyone and brings collective local music back to the community. We will reach out to musicians, venues, studios and artist lofts, creating a network of lenders and borrowers, a
nd ultimately mentors and students; bridging the gap between music education and youth is our ultimate goal. We're close to losing culturally historic music and are sometimes even ambivalent to the existence of a collective musical movement around us. By bringing down the costs and expertise needed to maintain instruments and acquire them for musical exploration The Stoop Instrument Library aids the community of professional and amateur musicians as well as interested youth. Our goal for Phase 1 is to develop the initial instrument library network: build its community, an instrument database, enhance local musical culture and gain project strength and momentum for the goal of a physical space and active membership community.
