Michael Stegner 
Today Ive released a new solo piano album called “Movements”. It’s a collection of 25 pieces that are somewhere on the fringe of neo-classical, modern classical, modal and minimalist music. Ive often gone on long streaks of writing a piano sketch each day. These pieces are mostly from those sketches. I recorded 30 pieces over … Read more
On Monday the 23rd of December, my new album will be coming out. Here’s a piece from the album that was released today as a single. It’s called “The Pains of Growing”. As you can see in the video, the original sketch is included so you can follow along – and try to play it … Read more
This little piano piece I wrote is out now on all streaming services today. It will be part of a new album coming out on December 23rd. I hope you enjoy it! Here’s a video of me recording it… Aside from the video above, you can download or stream from the following sites… Spotify, Apple … Read more
I’ve been trying to write piano music to get over my aversion to repetitive patterns in the left hand. That’s one of the reasons I’ve never loved playing things from the classical era. So here is my attempt to get over this aversion by trying to create pieces with a device I don’t usually enjoy. … Read more
It has been a minute since you’ve been updated on the state of my music and my life. I’ll keep it brief. But, there have been some cool happenings. First of all, I’ve been offline a lot more (for no great reason). This explains the lack of updates and slow response times to many of … Read more
For a while, I’ve dreamed of putting together shows where people from different musical worlds come together and create an experience that can never be replicated. I finally got my act and courage together and curated such an event… The first one is in less than a week away. On Wednesday, May 29 at 7 … Read more
One week ago, I had the honor of speaking at the MTAC Convention in Anaheim, CA. MTAC is an association of private music teachers throughout California. This convention featured guest speakers from around the world as well as some inspiring student and professional performances. This was my first time speaking at a state-level event in … Read more
On Monday, June 18, I’ll be playing and singing a set of original songs at one of my favorite venues in Los Angeles—The Resident. And for those of you who don’t like late shows, we’ll be starting at 8:30. By “we,” I mean this amazing group of musicians I’m very excited to perform with. Here … Read more
One of the most important aspects of performing is communication. Even though the quality of our performance will mostly depend on how prepared we are musically, communication can help make the performance less stressful while allowing us to put most of our energy into the main thing—the music. If we are a student, it’s important … Read more
Practicing and performing should not be that different from each other when it comes to our musical approach. I believe that standards for energy, emotion, execution, and creativity shouldn’t change that much between our practice room repetitions and the stage. If someone were to eavesdrop on a practice session, they should feel like they’re hearing … Read more
