Paula Clark graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor's degree in piano performance, also earning the USU Robbins Talent of the Year award and the Outstanding Woman Scholarship Award, and was named Outstanding Piano Student and Outstanding Music Student. She then completed a master's degree in piano performance from Indiana University School of Music.
Paula serves as a private music instructor in the Department of Music at BYU-Idaho, where she teaches piano. She is also a co-founder and past president of Utah's Encore Music Teachers Association, and current president of Upper Valley Music Teachers Association. Paula also teaches classes at Riverside Studios, which provides piano-based music instruction.