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Music Teachers

Inspiring Young Minds Through Melody and Creativity

Meet Our Teachers

Our music teachers aren’t just here to teach music skills, they’re here to help your child become a more well-rounded, creative, and socially-emotionally aware person! 

We believe that learning a new musical skill is about so much more than just hitting the right notes.

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Minibop Team and Teachers

The Power of Teaching

At Minibop, we believe in the power of music to bring people together and foster social-emotional growth in children.

That’s why our music program focuses on social-emotional learning and is designed to help children develop essential life skills, such as empathy, communication, and self-awareness through the power of music.

Education Manager Melvin Biteng Minibop

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Sr. Educator David Ellis - Minibop

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Minibop Music Teacher Gaya

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Minibop Music Teacher Morgan

Program Manager

Minibop Music Teacher Ray

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Minibop Music Teacher Ruth

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Minibop Music Teacher Kurman

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Minibop Music Teacher Brenna

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Minibop Music Teacher Ella

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Minibop Music Teacher Laney

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Teacher Claire

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Minibop Music Teacher Liz

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Minibop Music Teacher Kayla

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Minibop Music Teacher Brie

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Teacher Melvin

Melvin has been teaching music to children since 2017. As a graduate from AMDA with a BFA in Performing Arts, he can play over five instruments! Mel was born in Japan and from the Philippines and is also an actor and singer / songwriter. Some musical credits include: Mamma Mia! (Eddie), The Polar Express: Train Ride (Know-it-all Kid) and most recently Disney Jr Live: Costume Palooza Nat’l tour ‘22 and ‘23.

Teacher David

Graduate of USC School of Thorton, David is a multi-instrumentalist that focuses on being as versatile a musician and teacher as possible. He believes that every individual deserves to experience the joy of music and should be able to express themselves through it in whatever way they desire. The motto he teaches by is that “music is supposed to be FUN!” 

Teacher Gaya

Gayathri graduated from the Berklee College of Music with a bachelor’s in music therapy and psychology. She has a multitude of clinical experiences working with young kids to older adults, a typical and neurodivergent.

Gayathri believes that music is a medium that connects us to our authentic selves. She is passionate about guiding children to express themselves through creativity and sound.

Teacher Morgan

Graduate of USC School of Thorton, Morgan is a musician whose focus is on piano, guitar, and voice. They are a very enthusiastic individual who believes anyone can achieve greatness if they put their noggins in. Morgan’s goal as an educator is to be sure each of their students gains something new.

Teacher Ray

Ray has been writing and performing music in super sweet emo bands since high school! After graduating from Musician’s Institute’s songwriting program, he landed an internship with a well-known pop production camp. Under the tutelage of industry vet Laney Stewart he would be promoted from studio runner to songwriter, where he sat in sessions, and wrote and recorded demos for the likes of Jesse McCartney, Tricky Stewart, and Nicole Scherzinger.

Teacher Kurman

Kurman Lam started pursuing music after moving to America from the UK, his passion for music has been growing since he wrote his first song at the age of 18. 

Kurman studied Jazz performance at Pasadena City College for two years, and around that time, friends and family started asking him for lessons, slowly building his teaching skills, eventually landing him a few positions as music instructor. He knows when to be silly with the kids, but also know when to push them to try harder when he sees a special talent.

Teacher Claire

Claire Milligan is a singer, songwriter, performer currently studying at Columbia College Hollywood. She loves playing guitar and ukulele. Music has been an integral part of her life ever since she can remember. She believes music has a powerful, positive impact on young minds. In her free time she also enjoys reading books and going swimming.

Teacher Sophie

Sophie Feldman is a singer-songwriter-producer, born in New York, raised in Seattle, and based in LA with over 13 years of music teaching experience. Sophie is a graduate of the USC where she studied Popular Music Performance with a songwriting emphasis and Psychology with an emphasis in development. Whether she is writing electronic pop, indie rock, folk ballads, or educational children’s songs, Sophie brings her boundless love of language and expression to every project and every audience.

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