A professional musician with 30 years experience in the music industry; performing, recording, composing, music software development and teaching. 13 years as Sub-Principal Percussionist with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland (1987 - 2000) as well as performing and recording with The RTÉ Concert Orchestra, The Ulster Orchestra, Irish Film Orchestra, Riverdance and Anúna.Paul has an M.Sc. in Education and Training Management (E-learning) (1st Class Honours Degree) from Dublin City University.Founder and Director of Simply Music (www.simplymusic.ie). Returned to education in 2001 to study digital multimedia, recognising the requirement for the integration of music, technology and performance. Simply Music is a Percussion Performance Workshop, which incorporates Interactive Technology and Live Music Performance. The model has been designed to enhance learning for different cognitive styles through the introduction of technology as a learning tool. https://simplymusic.ie/Simply Music, in association with the National Concert Hall's Education Department, delivered In Service Teacher Training Workshops (approved by the Dept. of Education & Skills) annually for primary teachers from 2007-2012.Simply Music is also a panel member of Music Generation Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown, Music Generation South Dublin and Music Generation Wicklow, Kildare County Council’s Arts Service and delivers workshops for Fingal County Council's Arts Office.In November 2011, Simply Music received a “Highly Commended” Award as part of the European MEDEA Awards for it's use of Music & Technology in Education. The competition attracted 115 entries from 28 countries and the ceremony took place in Brussles on November 24th as part of the Media & Learning 2011 Conference.http://www.medea-awards.com/showcase/simply-music-technology-inspired-music-in-education-workshopsContact:Phone: (+353) 1 443 3004Email: info@simplymusic.ie