Paul has worked as a performer and teacher of all styles of music for over two decades. As a teacher Paul has enormous experience working with children and adults up to the age of 85! As a performer Paul has worked with stars of the Stage and Screen as well as some of the worlds finest Musicians. More recently Paul worked for 5 years as a professional pianist on some of the finest Cruise Ships in the world. Paul was the Holland Americal World Cruise Pianist in 2003; a position which demands extremely high levels of musicianship and musical versatility. During his travels Paul has visited over 100 countries on all 7 Continents.

Paul Hankin was born in England in 1967 and started taking piano lessons at the age of 8. Paul passed the highest "Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music" Piano Examination, (Grade 8), at the age of 14 and spent the next 4 years preparing for Music College entry. During this time Paul studied mainly the Classical Piano Repertoire, taking a one hour piano lesson every week, with the same piano teacher, for 10 years. At the age of 18 Paul was granted a place at the prestigious "Leeds College of Music" studying the 3 year "Jazz and Contemporary Music" course. This was a practical music course as opposed to an academic course and Paul majored in "Performance and Improvisation".

Paul excelled at Music College and was awarded the highly coveted "Classical Piano Prize" at the end of his second year. This was the first time in the 30 year history of the College that a student from the "Jazz" course was awarded the "Classical Music" prize. During his third year at Leeds , Paul was asked to Lecture evening classes in "Jazz Piano Performance" at the College. This was also the first time in the history of the College that anyone had been asked to Lecture at the College whilst still being a student there. At the end of his third year Paul was awarded the College "Electronic Music Prize" for his pioneering work on Keyboards and the use of midi and Music Computers.

After graduating, Paul worked for 3 years as a professional musician in England covering just about every area of musical performance. In 1991 Paul began training as a classroom music teacher and was awarded his teachers certificate in 1993 after a 2 year classroom based "Licensed Teachers Course". Paul then went on to work as "Head of Faculty" at one of the best Private Preparatory Schools in England, teaching Classroom music to 6/13 year olds and individual piano lessons.