About Paul & Gillian

Paul Myatt and Gillian Erskine are the trailblazing educators and mentors for the new wave of piano teachers who are ready to embrace optimal learning strategies to help students of all ages to have more enjoyment and fun while learning piano.
Their mission is to help piano teachers like you charge premium rates, increase teaching enjoyment and create the ideal mix of more time, money, flexibility, and freedom.
Paul and Gillian are the minds behind The Studio Program & Group Piano University, helping thousands of piano teachers from all around the world optimise their piano teaching success. Group Piano University was founded as the ultimate program creating better group piano piano classes and a better life for teachers. The Studio was founded to provide a much-needed global community for piano teachers whilst offering the Whole Body Learning approach, pioneered by Paul and Gillian, giving teachers more success and less stress.
After leading the largest Forte School of Music with 800 students and 40 teachers for over two decades, Gillian now shares her wisdom with the next generation of teachers. Based on the sunny Gold Coast in Australia, she loves yoga, pilates, weight training, and is always up for a home renovation project. As a mother of two piano-playing sons who have left the nest, she now lives with her husband and three fur babies.
Paul likes to be on the move and can often be found running the foreshores of Sydney Harbour, coaching swimming, and running in marathons to raise funds for cancer research. He lives in Sydney Australia with his partner and loves to travel. He is currently working on his PhD in sensory motor integration (Whole Body Learning) and is in demand internationally as a presenter, speaker, educator, and guest lecturer at global music conferences, workshops, and events.
As best-selling composers and publishers, their 30 years of collaboration has produced their groundbreaking Whole Body Learning approach and a range of books and resources for their worldwide network of Forte Music Schools and Accredited Teachers, and Whole Body Learning Studio Members.
Together, this powerhouse music duo, are paving the way for better teaching methods rooted in research, science, and hands-on experience, creating a better way of life for piano teachers the world over. More than a brand, Piano Teaching Success is a global movement transforming how piano has always been taught and experienced.