Dana P

Vocalist and vocal pedagogue Dana Pirzchalski is located in Nashville, TN where she lives and runs her music lessons studio The Song Spot. Dana graduated with a Master's of Music degree in Vocal Pedagogy at Belmont University in 2021 and has since completed several voice certifications in the Blaylock Method, the Lovetri Somatic Voicework Method, and more. Most notably, throughout her career Dana has studied under classical singers Janice Jackson and Jennifer Coleman and supplemented her commercial teaching knowledge working under Amber Mogg Cathey at Nashville Vocal Studio. Her graduate thesis researches the best tools for teaching a lessons to neurodivergent individuals, specifically those with ADHD and dyslexia, so they can have to best individualized experience in a voice lesson. 

Dana grew up in Baltimore, MD and participated in band all through grade school and choir. While she always loved singing and playing guitar, it wasn't until college that she began taking lessons and seriously pursuing music. During college, Dana switched from a biology pre-med major to music and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Vocal Performance from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. During these studies, she sung the partial roles of Adele in Die Fledermaus (2018), Despina and Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte (2017), Juliette in Romeo et Juliette (2017), Dame Carruthers in Yeomen of the Guard (2016), and Pitti-Sing in The Mikado (2016).  Dana has also been a featured artist in classical music festivals such as the Bethesda Summer Music Festival where she sung the role of Barbarina in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro as well as New England Conservatory’s Opera Studio where she performed Maria Corona in Menotti’s Saint of Bleecker Street and Vera in Hoiby’s Natalia Petrovna. In addition to her performance roles, Dana has built recital programs showcasing composers from the Baroque to early Modern eras. 

Since then, Dana has employed her knowledge and experiences to help others by teaching voice, piano, and guitar both privately and at the university level. In addition to her studio, Dana teaches as part of the adjunct faculty at Tennessee State University.  Her most notable volunteer work is for the non-profit organization Girls Rock, where she has been a mentor for We Rock DC!, Girls Rock Campaign Boston, and YEAH Rocks! (formerly known as Souther Girls Rock Camp). At these programs, she teaches voice classes, coaches bands, and organizes songwriting and stage presence workshops for young girls and women. 

In her freetime, Dana loves exploring music city, gigging around town, and cuddling with her fur baby Mango!