Gold Coast student Shaylee Gear shares how music helped her heal from torment of bullies

Shaylee Gear can overcome anything — all she needs is her piano and a pen. The 15-year-old is one of many nominees in our Harvey Norman Women of The Year awards.

Shaylee Gearat home in her music studio. Picture: Glenn Hampson.

SHAYLEE Gear can overcome anything – all she needs is her piano and a pen.

The 15-year-old Marymount College student has been thrown some curve balls in her life, but through it all, music has been there for her.

Shaylee has been nominated for Harvey Norman Women of The Year in the Young Women category, put forward by her mum for her inspirational attitude and kind nature.

Shaylee said her talent for music and performing was passed down by her father, who died when she was three.

“My dad was an amazing singer. We would sing together when I was very little,” Shaylee said.

“We’ve got videos of him singing, I like to watch them and look back. I recently I wrote an acoustic song in Nashville about my dad.

“Music, I feel for me, it brings me closer to him.”

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Shaylee writes music about overcoming bullies and also paying tribute to her deceased father. Picture: Glenn Hampson.

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Shaylee faced bullying in school and said writing and singing about her experiences helped her heal from the torment.

She wrote a song called Super Power that explains how kindness will always win over bullies.

“The lyrics for Super Power first came about when I witnessed a girl tease a boy with a Kiwi accent,” Shaylee said.

“I was 10 years old and the following year I started at a new school and unfortunately someone I called my friend stated treating me really badly. It was a really stressful year for me.

Shaylee said her talent for music and performing was passed down by her father. Picture: Glenn Hampson.

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“From this song, what I wanted to do was not think about the negative but the positive and I hope my song will encourage others to be kind and not follow peer pressure.

“Using kindness is a super power having a bad attitude at the end of the day will always be your weakness.”

Do you know a young woman helping to make the community a better place? Nominate her now at womenoftheyear.com.au