Hi. Thank you for taking the time to visit. My name is
David Paul. I’ve been playing violin since I was 8 years old and piano
since I was 6. I grew up in a pretty organized household, so I practiced
early in the morning before going off to school for many years. My love for
music grew gradually, and when faced with a career choice as a sophomore in
college, I remember making a deal with myself. "I will pursue my desire to
play in a symphony full time until I am 30. If it doesn’t happen by then,
I’ll be practical." After a rather tough time in graduate school,
practicing somewhere between 4-6 hours a day, I won a national audition at
25 and played full time with the Jacksonville Symphony for 7 years. A
strong interest in Tai’ Chi Gung really ignited my creative side, and I left
the symphony and struck out on my own. Now, in addition to playing
professionally and presenting concerts of original music, I have a
group of private violin and piano students. I began a
pre-school music program about 10
years ago, and I’ve really grown to enjoy it very much. I love to see young
children learn to sing, grow confidence in what they’re doing and overcome
their fear of being creative. I continue to compose and arrange music. I
work quite a bit out of my studio, so I’m still studying and practicing
myself. I hope you enjoy looking through this site. You can hear some of my
original work on the CD link when you click to the right. You can view a
video clip of a group pre-school class when you click to the left, or take
yourself through the Making Music Fun and Easy steps and learn how to sing!
:-) I do accept commissions for original work. I’m comfortable
performing and composing in classical, jazz, pop, Celtic and new age
styles. Much of what I do as a professional musician and teacher grows out
of what I have learned about health from practicing Tai’ Chi Gung and it has
helped me so much over the past 20 years, I also teach Tai’ Chi Gung
classes. I recommend it very highly. And it probably won't
surprise you to find that I've investigated nutrition over the years of
doing Tai' Chi Gung. If you have any questions or
comments about the site, or anything you find here, I’d enjoy hearing from you
very much. Feel free to call me if you like,
904-294-7219, or send me an email:
support@musicbydavidpaul.com
Best regards, David Paul
