The YSA Group Program

​​​4:1 Student to Teacher Ratio

​Research shows that beginning voice students progress faster in a group than private lessons!
(Thank you peer learning!)

Every week, your child will:
develop vocal technique
learn to read music
sing a song they love
sing solo in every lesson​
get specific feedback from the teacher

1. JOIN A GROUP
​FOR THE TERM

2. LOVE YOUR FIRST LESSON
​OR YOUR MONEY BACK

3. MAKE FRIENDS &
SING WITH CONFIDENCE

​​January Mini-Term: Jan 3 - Jan 29
Spring 2023 Term: Jan 30 - June 30​
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Students are Grouped by School Grade Level. Please note the Time Zone.
Group enrollment is by the Term. ​There are no make-ups.
​Rolling admission. Limited spots.
Class Full? ​Join the Wait List!

GRADE PK4-K GROUP

GRADE 1-3 GROUP

GRADE 4-5 GROUP

GRADE 6-8 GROUP

GRADE 9-12 GROUP

CREATE-YOUR-OWN GROUP

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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, 
​Parent and Producer of Katy Perry: Making of the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show

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

Duncan Davison
Parent and Director of Athletics, United Nations International School

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
​Parent

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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 and acclaimed "Best of Off-Broadway" Director

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 and CEO of the New York Botanical Garden

Parent, Author and Assistant Director

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 The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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We are blown away
​by 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
Parent and esteemed Professor of Psychology at Yeshiva University

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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
Parent and Tony-Award Winning Producer of Dear Evan Hansen and The Color Purple

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The vocal techniques my daughter learned gave her the skills to participate in chorus rehearsals for many hours at a time and
sing with confidence without straining her voice.

Sophie Menin
Parent of Young People's Chorus Chorister

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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.

Natalia Nehllman Petrzela, Ph.D.
Author, Historian, Co-Producer & Host of Welcome to Your Fantasy

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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
Annie in Annie on Broadway
Little Red Riding Hood in Disney's Into the Woods with Meryl Streep

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