With a lifetime in music and music education, ​

​Vielka is an experienced guide

for developing teachers, artists, curricula and assessments.
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As a Juilliard Global K-12 ​Music Specialist and Lead Teaching Artist at Carnegie Hall, Vielka was a thought partner for music teachers and created music education resources. She was formerly on the faculties of: New York University, Village Community School, City & Country, The Metropolitan Montessori School, and The Metropolitan Opera Guild. Vielka is an experienced music teacher, musical director, choral director, voice teacher, piano teacher, workshop presenter, curriculum and assessment writer, and arts administrator. ​

WORKSHOP FACILITATOR

The fact that everyone seemed almost sad when it was over, at 3pm on a Friday afternoon, is a great compliment to your engaging facilitation and teaching." - Participating Faculty Member, Beginnings Nursery School, New York, NY

• "Vocal Audition Success" Webinar - preparing for the NYC Performing Arts High School vocal auditions. Young Singers Academy, New York, NY (May 2020)
• "Finding the Play in Playing" National Webinar - reflection on teaching practice using submitted videos for 13 instrumental organizations around the country. PlayUSA, Weill Music Institute - Carnegie Hall, New York, NY (January 2018)
• ​Panelist, "Interactive Performance ". Ensemble ACJW, The Academy-a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute in Partnership with the New York City Department of Education, New York, NY (October 2015)
• "The Art of Observation and Delivering Feedback," to Fellowship Advisors of Ensemble ACJW, The Academy-a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute in Partnership with the New York City Department of Education, New York, NY (September 2015)
•  "The Orchestra Moves" with Eric Booth, Richard Mannoia. Link Up National Conference, Weill Music Institute - Carnegie Hall, New York, NY (April 2015)
• "The Orchestra Moves" with Eric Booth, Richard Mannoia. Link Up Professional Development Workshop, Weill Music Institute - Carnegie Hall, New York, NY (January 2015)
•  "The Orchestra Sings" with Eric Booth, Richard Mannoia. Link Up National Conference, Weill Music Institute - Carnegie Hall, New York, NY (May 2014)
• "Finding Your Voice". Beginnings Preschool Faculty, New York, NY (March 2014)
•  "The Orchestra Rocks" with Eric Booth, Richard Mannoia. Link Up National Conference, Weill Music Institute - Carnegie Hall, New York, NY (May 2013)
• "Backward Design". Arts Achieve Initiative, Weill Music Institute - Carnegie Hall, New York, NY (May 2013)
• "Integrating Music into the Classroom". Beginnings Preschool Faculty, New York, NY (December 2012)

GLOBAL K-12 MUSIC SPECIALIST  & REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR

THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL
A music education thought partner ​collaborating with Nord Anglia Education music teachers in Boston, Washington, D.C., Charlotte and New York City to implement the Juilliard Creative Classroom.
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ONLINE VOICE CURRICULUM ADVISOR

THE COLBURN SCHOOL
Advisor of vocal compositions for Colburn's online voice curriculum for 4th-5th grade students.
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VOCAL DIRECTOR

Vielka was a very inspiring teacher. She taught me how to increase my confidence, and project my voice better." - Count Me In participant

CARNEGIE HALL
Developed and taught an audition preparation course for
the Count Me In after-school initiative, which provides support to New York City middle school singers looking to continue their musical growth at performing arts high schools. (Fall 2015)​

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MUSIC EDUCATION MENTOR

Mentoring music teachers and teaching artists through observing, modeling, advocating and conversing on all aspects of music teaching and choral conducting has been an integral part of Vielka's work for the past 15 years.

Recent projects:

• ​developing Carnegie Hall's "Blueprint School", a model of music education for NYC 
• impacting student success through the Arts Achieve Grant, where her work was selected by the Executive Director of the NYC DOE Office of Arts and Special Projects to be presented at the annual Face to Face Conference by the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable and on the Arts Achieve culminating website.

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CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK AND ASSESSMENT WRITER 

CARNEGIE HALL
Designed and edited content for Music Educators Toolbox as well as directed and starred in videos for this set of free online resources for music teachers. The Toolbox includes lesson plans and activities, summative and formative assessments, video examples, and documented best practices. (2009-2015)​