"While I've had students on Broadway and The Metropolitan Opera, my most rewarding experience is helping children of all ages and abilitiesdevelop confidence and self-esteem through singing."
Vielka, YSA Founder
Why Vielka's Young Singers Academy is NYC's#1#1 choice for vocal lessons
Quality. Convenience. Community.
Founded and directed by former Global K-12 Music Specialist for The Juilliard School and creator of Carnegie Hall's Music Educators Toolbox, this one-of-a-kind comprehensive PK3-Grade 12 Voice Education is personalized to fit your child's wants and needs as a developing vocal athlete from beginner to professional.
Using the proven, step-by-step process of The Vielka Method™, the world-class YSA Dream Team of voice educators (including early childhood specialists!) helps your child: develop a singer's positive mindset, sing songs they love (all styles welcome), learn singing tools to sing strong and clear, read music notation, and tell the story of their songs.
Whether you are following your love of singing for the first time, auditioning for schools or shows, developing as a TVM Teaching Artist, or achieving RCM/Trinity/ABRSM international music certification, we are devoted to helping young singers find and foster their unique voice.
Nurturing Confident Voices for Life
At Vielka's Young Singers Academy, our mission is: nurturing confident voices for life.
Whether you're a kid discovering your voice,
a teen building confidence,
or an adult reigniting your passion,
we are here to be your guide on your unique singing artist journey!
Our Guiding Principles
#1. Keep the Love Alive
We help you sing what YOU love,keeping your passion for music alive.
#2. Build Confidence
Step-by-step, we build your confidence through personalized, scaffolded lessons!
#3. Be Extra
We go above and beyond to meet your desires and needs, supported by our entire Dream Team that's got your back!
H How it works
3 easy steps to get started at Vielka's Young Singers Academy
Trial Lesson & Assessment
Learn our top 3 singing tools and how to best support your singer. Love your lesson or your money back!
Book a trial lesson
Meet Vielka
Hi!
I'm Vielka. As a young child, I was captivated by the magic of singing, always dreaming of taking lessons. My journey to find and own my own voice was winding and filled with challenges.
Now, I’ve taken those experiences and transformed them into something powerful—making singing accessible, fun, and simple for students from PreK to Grade 12 (okay, adults too!),as well as the voice teachers who guide them.
Let’s make finding your voice a joyful adventure!
Founder & Executive Director,
Vielka's Young Singers Academy & The Vielka Method™Podcast Host, Voice with Vielka www.vielka.com
I'm Vielka. As a young child, I was captivated by the magic of singing, always dreaming of taking lessons. My journey to find and own my own voice was winding and filled with challenges.
Now, I’ve taken those experiences and transformed them into something powerful—making singing accessible, fun, and simple for students from PreK to Grade 12 (okay, adults too!),as well as the voice teachers who guide them.
Let’s make finding your voice a joyful adventure!
Founder & Executive Director,
Vielka's Young Singers Academy & The Vielka Method™Podcast Host, Voice with Vielka www.vielka.com
Benefits of becoming our student:
Model the Best! The YSA Dream Team Faculty
The YSA Dream Team Faculty is everything you would expect from the best...and more! A curated group of passionate performers and experienced educators with world-class college degrees, they've been hand-picked for their outstanding energy and lifelong commitment to learning and nurturing children. Each YSA Dream Team Member receives ongoing 1:1 and group coaching, guest speakers, and teacher training in The Vielka Method™.
Skills
for a Lifetime
World-class mentoring inspiring a lifetime of joyful, artful singing and life skills that go beyond the stage - stage presence, public speaking, empathy, listening, reflection, collaboration, revision, patience, perseverance, confidence!
Conveniently Located Online or at Your Home in NYC.
NYC In-Person and Online Lessons for safe, convenient, consistent training anywhere in the world. Students sing with us from all around the globe – United States, Canada, Central & South America, Europe, and Asia. And of course, right here in New York City!
Build international friendships and practice performance skills
with FREE Student-only Events that are fun and bonding!
Transform Your Voice with The Vielka Method™
Designed for kids and teens,this proven, science-backed, step-by-step approachmakes singing simple and funwith immediate results!
Curated Music Materials for
Your Singer
Songs and practice materials chosen personally for your singer on state-of-the art digital platforms - no lost or forgotten music ever!
Earn International Recognition!
Music Achievement Program Preparation for certifications in your favorite program!
FREE Practice App
to motivate and reward your child for practicing!
FREE Annual Virtual &
NYC In-Person Recitals
for Family and Friends to celebrate your child's unique singing journey!
Building upon your child's love of singing, we develop the life skills every vocal athlete needs to reach their potential.
As part of The Vielka Method, we assess each of our students as to where they're at, and guide them through next steps.
ll Level 1: Explorer
ll Level 2: Imitator
ll Level 3: Singer
ll Level 4: Performer
ll Level 5: Artist
Take this quiz now to see what works best for YOUR singer
Where do I begin. It's so much more than just voice class..... it's a lesson in life on how to challenge yourself, how to prepare yourself and how to present yourself.
Rob Mackler,
Parent and Producer of Katy Perry: Making of the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show
Parent and Producer of Katy Perry: Making of the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show
"Vielka understands the importance of vocal technique and is incredibly well trained in her field.
Her concepts are easy to understand and she knows exactly what to say to get your voice where it needs to be.
Not only is she a great teacher, but she is a kind and caring person, and I can’t thank her enough for all of the knowledge and opportunities she’s given me."
Lilla Crawford, Actor
LIFE CHANGING!!!! My daughter has been singing around the house since she was 2. Even without any lessons, she still managed to sound surprisingly good! But we wondered how much better she might sound if she had training on top of that. Enter Vielka's AMAZING TEACHERS at Young Singers Academy. In just two short years, my daughters sounds 100 times better. (To my ear, she sounds like a professional adult singer and she is only 13!
Martha C
Vielka set me up to live a fulfilling life as a singer: some of my strongest friendships formed through my college theatre company, Penn Singers, when I attended The Wharton School, and I am performing to this day with the Village Light Opera Group -- almost 20 years down the path we started together."
Lauren Amira, Former Student and Marketing Consultant
Like most overscheduled kids, ours have cycled through a LOT of activities. I have to say that Young Singers Academy is so, so special and powerful in our lives for helping our kids find and cultivate their voices. AND - it's one of the activities that has actually translated gorgeously to the quarantine context.
Today was the recital, and though I miss packing it in to hear all the kids live, it was so fun for so many people to get to watch from all over. Check out ALL these amazing young singers that Vielka Kelly-Weiss and her incredible team has brought together (ours are on at about 20:00 and 24:30 :-)
Natalia Mehlman Petrzela
My two daughters age 7 and 9 have grown so much as singers while working with Young Singers Academy. They have learned vocal technique and grown in vocal confidence. The teachers at Young Singers Academy are great with children and they bring an enthusiasm to every lesson!
Sharon Lewinter, PS 3 Parent
I...truly credit you with Millie becoming not only more confident in her voice but more confident, in general.
Kim Nemser, Parent
Voice lessons with Vielka were “instrumental” in making my son's gap year a tremendous success both musically and socially. And his gap year also included two amazing internships, a video editing class and an exciting trip overseas. Now he's at college and doing well. He even started a band! At family gatherings we have a blast when his brother plays the piano and he sings."
Mom of 18 Year Old Son
All Images & text property of Young Singers Academy.
Copyright © Young Singers Academy
Copyright © Young Singers Academy