Courses for Early Childhood & Music Educators
Learn how to teach with music — even if you're not a musician.
Minibop courses are designed for real classrooms and real teachers. Built from thousands of live lessons with young children, our courses give you practical tools you can use right away — not theory that sits on a shelf.
Choose the Course That Fits Your Role
Each Minibop course supports a different kind of educator — from preschool classroom teachers to music specialists. Both courses are currently coming soon, with waitlist sign-ups.
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Preschool Teacher's Music Course
Who It's For:
Preschool and TK teachers who want to bring more music into their day — even if they're not musicians.
Learn how to use music as a tool for early learning. This course shows you how to lead simple songs, transitions, and musical activities that build attention, language, social-emotional skills, and classroom readiness.
What You'll Learn:
- How to confidently lead music time without a formal music background
- Ways to use beat, rhythm, and movement to support focus and transitions
- Simple structures for 5–10 minute music moments and longer 20–30 minute blocks
- How to connect music activities to early literacy, early math, and SEL
- Practical scripts and routines you can use the very next day
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Music Teacher Course
Who It's For:
Music teachers and musicians who work with (or want to work with) young children.
Deepen your early childhood music teaching. This course helps you blend musicianship with child development, structure engaging classes, and use music to support real learning — not just performance.
What You'll Learn:
- How to design engaging music classes for ages 2–6
- Using CLIMB concepts to connect music to literacy, math, and SEL
- Strategies for managing energy, behavior, and attention through music
- How to plan lessons and units that scaffold skills across the year
- Approaches to simple showcases and sharable moments with families
How Minibop Courses Support You
Real-Classroom Tested
Our courses are built from thousands of live Minibop lessons with young children. You're not getting theory in a vacuum — you're getting what actually works in real classrooms.
Designed for Non-Musicians and Musicians
You don't need to read music to take our courses. We show preschool teachers how to lead music with confidence, and help music teachers deepen their early childhood practice.
Practical, Not Overwhelming
Short lessons, clear examples, and ready-to-use activities. You can watch a module and try it the same week with your students.
Why Educators Choose Minibop
Minibop has partnered with preschools and schools across California and beyond, teaching thousands of children through music. Our courses pull together what we’ve learned from working alongside directors, teachers, and families in real classrooms.
- Built from early childhood music + child development expertise
- Focused on real outcomes: attention, language, regulation, and connection
- Aligned with what teachers are already responsible for teaching
- Flexible enough to fit into any daily schedule
- Created by a team of early childhood music educators and a founder who still thinks like a teacher
Courses FAQ
Do I need a music background to take the Preschool Teacher's Music Course?
No. This course is designed specifically for preschool and TK teachers who don’t see themselves as “music people.” We show you how to use simple songs, rhythms, and movement to support learning.
What ages are these courses best for?
Both courses focus on early childhood, primarily ages 2–6 (Preschool/TK). Many concepts can be adapted for slightly younger or older children.
Are the courses live or self-paced?
These first versions will be primarily self-paced with short, digestible lessons. We may offer optional live Q&A or training sessions as the courses grow.
Will I get resources I can use in my classroom?
Yes. Expect practical activities, structures, and language you can use right away in circle time, small groups, and transitions.
How will I know when enrollment opens?
Join the waitlist for your course, and you’ll be the first to hear when dates, pricing, and enrollment are live.
Be the First to Know When Courses Launch
Join the waitlist for one (or both) courses, and we’ll send you early access details, launch dates, and special pricing when they’re ready.