Voice with Vielka: Teaching Kids To Sing With Confidence
About the Podcast
This show is for people passionate about teaching kids to sing with confidence! Topics are centered around the five pillars of The Vielka Method™: singer’s mindset, songs you love, singing tools, sight singing, and songtelling. Meet amazing people and gain best practices to help you grow as a singer, educator, entrepreneur, and human being.
About Vielka
Based in NYC, Vielka's mission is to help humanity sing. With over 25 years in music education, she is the founder of the international voice studio, Vielka’s Young Singers Academy, and The Vielka Method™ voice education approach. Previously, Vielka worked for Juilliard, Carnegie Hall, and NYU where she served as a thought partner for music teachers and creator of music education resources.
Learn more about Vielka at www.vielka.com and follow her at @voicewithvielka.
Voice with Vielka: Teaching Kids To Sing With Confidence
Navigating Adolescence: Strategies from Australia's Top 100 Women of Influence, Kate Gladdin
Curious about working with teens? How do you evolve each year and connect with students to help them become more resilient and build the confidence they need in life?
In this episode, we explore the unique world of coaching teenagers with resilience specialist and international youth speaker, Kate Gladen. Kate’s inspiring journey—from overcoming personal loss to becoming one of Australia’s most influential women—is a testament to the power of resilience and the importance of supporting young people in navigating life’s challenges. She shares her story of turning grief into purpose after the tragic loss of her sister, leading her to empower over 200,000 students to build emotional resilience through her talks, coaching, and podcast.
Kate delves into how coaches, teachers, and parents can better connect with teens by creating safe, empathetic spaces where feelings are acknowledged rather than dismissed. She emphasizes the significance of “dropping the agenda” and letting teens take ownership of their emotional journeys, ultimately empowering them to manage stress and grow with confidence. Vielka and Kate discuss practical tools and mindsets that help coaches guide teens through their formative years while embracing the ups and downs with grace and patience. This episode is filled with golden insights on balancing empathy with action, making it a must-listen for anyone working with young people who seek to nurture confident voices for life.
For those looking to expand their toolbox, Kate’s podcast and resources are designed to guide teens and their families toward healthier, happier futures, making resilience not just a buzzword, but a lived reality for today’s youth .
About Kate
From a broken-hearted sister battling an eating disorder to one of Australia’s “100 Women of Influence,” Kate Gladdin is living proof that what doesn’t kill us can make us stronger. She is an international youth speaker, certified life coach, teen resilience specialist and published author.
Through her school talks, online coaching and podcast show, “Okay, Now What?”, Kate helped more than 200,000 students build the social and emotional skills they need to become more resilient and better handle unexpected challenges in life.
For her dedication to helping youth, Kate has been featured on Arianna Huffington’s site, THRIVE, and named one of Tourism Fiji’s “Bulanaires’’ – a title that celebrates those rich in positivity and resilience.
Originally from Sydney, Australia, Kate now lives happily in New Jersey, USA with her fiance. Her favorite things include homemade pizza and playing with her puppy, Jaku.
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Learn more about Vielka at www.vielka.com and follow us at @voicewithvielka.
Graphic Design by Jeff Yas
Podcast Music by Andrew Markus
