Paul began teaching in 1992 and quickly realised that he had a passion for helping people to grow as musicians; watching people realise their ambitions and goals remains an important aspect of his teaching philosophy. Having taught in several music institutions throughout the United Kingdom and Singapore, Paul opened the doors to his own music school in 2004 and subsequently launched Music Learning Collective (MLC) in 2007, which is open to musicians of all ages and abilities. MLC now has centres across the Midlands as well as internationally.

Paul continues to teach a limited number of students privately. Whether studying for fun or qualification, he offers a range of informal and empirically measured courses aimed at the beginner to the practising professional. He has experience of delivering courses from RQF level 1 to level 6.

Additional roles include curriculum development and mapping that facilitates the delivery of several published RQF syllabi.

As his reputation grew, Paul was asked to publish books and apps for several notable drummers and, in 2004, he composed all of the sight-reading tests and selected the performance pieces for the Trinity College London entire drum kit syllabus. In 2009 he signed his own worldwide publishing deal with Alfred Music Publishing. Drumset for Beginners was first published by Alfred in 2010. Since then the team at Alfred have published additional titles by Paul.

To find out more about the books Paul has written, navigate to the books section of this site or simply chose one of the publications and learn more about Paul's published works.

Paul is a Licentiate of both RSL Awards and Trinity College London and is now a Music Examiner - a role that sees him assess the progress of musicians of all ages and abilities throughout the world in graded music examinations (GME), professional diplomas and vocatoinal qualifications.

Furthermore, Paul is an Arts Award Advisor for Trinity College London, supporting and assessing young people through Bronze, Silver and Gold Arts Award courses. He is also a Fellow at the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce and a Fellow of the London College of Music.

Paul's work in education has been recognised by the Vic Firth Company who awarded him with "An Outstanding Contribution to Teaching". He is endorsed by Sabian Cymbals, Natal Drums, Promark drumsticks, Evans drumheads and Protection Racket drum cases.