Florian Müller has taught percussion at the Mozarteum University since 1994, where he works with those studying Percussion Pedagogy (IGP), Music Education and Music and Dance Pedagogy. From 1995-2006 he was also employed as a teacher at the Musikum in Salzburg, where he was appoint Head of the Percussion in 2001. He leads workshops organised by the Pädagogische Hochschule in Salzburg, Lower Austria and the all-Austrian Music NMS Conference. Since 2017 he has been chairman of the Working Group for Equal Opportunities issues at the Mozarteum University in Salzburg.
Florian Müller studied at the Meistersinger Conservatory in Nuremberg with Hermann Schwander, Hans-Günter Brodmann, Roland Schmidt and Bill Molenhof. In 1993 he received the cultural advancement award from the city of Fürth. From 1989 to 1995 he was a teacher at the Fürth Music School and from 1992 to 1995 he held a teaching position at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. 1989-1995 he was a member of the Palindrome Dance Company NY and developed the programmes "Dancing with the right side of the Brain" and "Rapid Human Traffic" with the choreographer Robert Wechler. Since 1999 he has been a member of the jury at the Austrian youth music competition Prima la Musica at regional and national level. As an orchestral musician, he has performed with the Nünrberger Symphoniker, the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg and the Bad Reichenhall Philharmonic Orchestra, among others. He has played solo concerts with various chamber orchestras and is also active as a drummer and percussionist in various jazz and rock ensembles. Müller has given numerous world premieres of new music and recorded CDs with the Salzburger Hofmusik and Blassticks Brassband, among others.