Hello! 

Mark here from The Happy Pianist!

Recently I was playing with some video animation tools, and I created a short 1 min clip of the “Life of Beethoven”.

 
I have posted it on Instagram and gain quite lot of views. Have a look: 

I created this short clip to make music history come alive!

As music students, we understand that a composer’s life and context shape how we interpret their work, yet learning history often feels dry and boring.

Afterall, these events happened centuries ago and were usually presented text only.

So I want to make music history engaging through videos that tell the stories behind the music and encourage students to explore famous composers further.

What do you think of this video idea?



You can just reply your thoughts to this email, or comment in that Instagram video too.

If you like such videos, let me know which other composers stories I should create next!

For our March 2026 recital, we welcome you to dress up in your favorite movie character costume - be it Superheros (Superman/Spiderman), or Cartoons (Paw Patrol, Pokemon), or Disney (Elsa , Cinderella)! 

Perform any songs you like, in your favorite movie character costume!