nurturing confident voices for life

Does your child...
love to sing?
need a confidence boost?
want to learn healthy singing to last a lifetime?

Welcome to Young Singers Academy!
​Young Singers Academy empowers young people through the art of singing.
We offer boutique group, private and semi-private voice lessons
​to kids and teens, ages 5 and up.
This is the place for young singers to learn to sing in tune,
rock karaoke, nail an audition or go pro.
Just bring a love of singing and a desire to learn.
​Our program for young singers builds confidence not just for stage, ​but for life. 

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Singing Is Serious Fun!

If you can talk, you can sing! YSA students range from those who want to learn to sing in tune or improve their speech to those performing professionally. Students have dazzled the stages of school talent shows, family celebrations, LaGuardia High School, New York City Opera, The Metropolitan Opera, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and Broadway.

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It's easy as 1, 2, 3+...
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Private Lessons

 Solo attention in private lessons.

Duet Lessons

Sing with a friend in semi-private lessons.

Voice Class

Sing and learn in a small group class.

Young Singers Academy offers weekly boutique voice classes for ages 5 and up, based on grade level.
​These small group classes blend the best of private lessons, chorus and master classes to help each student find her or his unique voice! 

Students make friends and foster a love for a lifetime, while developing: 
​vocal technique, 
music literacy,
performance etiquette,
acting skills and more,
 in a fun, interactive, vocal team environment. 

Interested in lessons? Click here to Register!

What Parents Have to Say...

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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

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​We could never thank you enough for your support,
expertise and care you continue to provide.
​Precious. 

Duncan Davison

Parent and Teacher

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United Nations International School

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Our son is thriving at Frank Sinatra!!!! He auditioned and got into musical theatre which is what he wanted forever!!!!! He is now working with upperclassmen. He's in such a great place and is starting to open up socially. Thank you for such a great start for him - we will always be grateful for your time and expertise. You're an amazing teacher who gives the students that motherly warmth!!

Sharese Welch

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We found Vielka's touch to be warm, gentle, and genuine: 
My daughter enjoyed the warm-ups, learning how to control her breath, and ‘put over’ a song with enthusiasm, and meaning.  
​We highly recommend her to children of all ages.

Kathy MacGowan

Parent, Director, Professor

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My daughter's two years of study with Vielka Kelly-Weiss has had the obvious effect – that is a remarkable training in voice. 

​But this training is about much more than singing; 
the benefit reveals itself in my daughter's 
increased self-esteem, confidence, discipline, 
​and the satisfaction of professional accomplishment.”
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Carrie Rebora Barratt

Parent, Author and Assistant Director

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 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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We are blown away how you pull it all together and get our children to access something that they (we!) don’t know they have deep inside. 

Anna-Lisa Cohen

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I just watched the video you sent of the girls and I have to say OMG.   I was so moved by how wonderfully they sang and moved in the most NATURAL  and COOL manner. They were all having such fun and really getting into their groove. Now I know why our daughter loved going to singing class. 

Luigi Caiola

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Vielka Kelly-Weiss 
Founder & Director

​With 20 years of experience nurturing young singers, Vielka has pioneered a happy and healthy way to teach kids to sing with confidence.
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Vielka also works at The Juilliard School and Carnegie Hall where she serves as a thought partner for music educators and creates music education resources. She is a mother of two and resides in Greenwich Village.
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