Valentin Pop graduated from the Faculty of Music in Oradea, specializing in Music Pedagogy, and from the "Gheorghe Dima" National Academy of Music, specializing in Guitar. Since 2003, he has been teaching classical guitar at the "Tudor Jarda" Music High School in Bistrița. Over more than two decades of activity, his students have won numerous awards and distinctions in national and international competitions, including: Forum Gitarre Wien, Guitar Art Festival Belgrade, Rago International Guitar Competition Stuttgart, Rust International Guitar Festival, Concorso Internazionale di Chitarra Classica Pittaluga Junior Alessandria, Anna Amalia Wettbewerb für Junge Gitarristen Weimar, International Competition for Young Guitarists Andrés Segovia Monheim am Rhein, Atlanta Festival Academy USA, Enrico Mercatali International Guitar Festival Gorizia, Pleven Guitar Festival, Montenegro International Guitar Competition, Transilvania International Guitar Festival, Sinaia International Guitar Festival, Terra Siculorum International Guitar Festival, the National Instrumental Performance Olympiad, and many others. In 2016, he was named "Teacher of the Year" in the Performance category at the Bistrița-Năsăud Education Gala. Since 2019, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Transilvania Guitar Association.

Valentin Pop a absolvit Facultatea de muzică din Oradea, specializarea pedagogie muzicală și Academia de muzică Georghe Dima, specializarea chitară. Predă chitara clasică din 2003 la Liceul de Muzică Tudor Jarda din Bistrița. În cele peste două decenii de activitate, elevii lui au câștigat numeroase premii și distincții în competiții naționale și internaționale:Forum Gitarre Wien, Guitar Art Festival Belgrad,  Rago International Guitar Competition  Stuttgard, Rust International Guitar Festival, Concorso Internationale di Chitarra Classica Pittaluga Junior Alessandria, Anna Amalia Wettbewerb for Junge Gitarristen Weimar, International Competition for Young Guitarists Andres Segovia Monheim am Rhein, Atlanta Festival Academy USA, Enrico Mercatali International Guitar Festival  Gorizia, Pleven Guitar Festival, Montenegro International Guitar Competition ,  Transilvania International Guitar Festival, Sinaia International Guitar Festival, Terra Siculorum International Guitar Festival, Olimpiada Națională de Interpretare Instrumentală și multe altele. În 2016 a fost desemnat Profesorul Anului la secțiunea Performanță în cadrul Galei Educației Bistrița-Năsăud.  Din 2019 este membru în Consiliu Director al Asociației de Chitară Transilvania.

Valentin Pop a Nagyváradi Egyetem Zeneművészeti Karán végzett zenepedagógia szakon, majd a Gheorghe Dima Zeneakadémián szerzett diplomát gitár szakon. 2003 óta tanít klasszikus gitárt a besztercei „Tudor Jarda” Zenei Líceumban. Több mint két évtizedes pályafutása során diákjai számos díjat és elismerést szereztek hazai és nemzetközi versenyeken, mint például: Forum Gitarre Wien, Guitar Art Festival Belgrád, Rago International Guitar Competition Stuttgart, Rust International Guitar Festival, Concorso Internazionale di Chitarra Classica Pittaluga Junior Alessandria, Anna Amalia Wettbewerb für Junge Gitarristen Weimar, International Competition for Young Guitarists Andrés Segovia Monheim am Rhein, Atlanta Festival Academy USA, Enrico Mercatali International Guitar Festival Gorizia, Pleven Guitar Festival, Montenegro International Guitar Competition, Transilvania International Guitar Festival, Sinaia International Guitar Festival, Terra Siculorum International Guitar Festival, az Országos Hangszeres Játék Olimpia, és még sok más. 2016-ban a Beszterce-Naszód Megyei Oktatási Gálán az „Év Tanárának” választották teljesítmény kategóriában. 2019 óta az Erdélyi Gitáregyesület (Asociația de Chitară Transilvania) igazgatótanácsának tagja.