Practice in the right way to make every practice counts!

Learn how to practice well is essential to the development and success of every music student. Repeating bad habits, lack of focused attention, and the inability to extract specific issues and deal with them efficiently: these are challenges that students face in the practice. A practice coach can help eliminate these destructive habits and improve the student’s ability to practice with maximum efficiency.

A good practice coach can be an invaluable part of a serious music student’s progress. We hope you’ll take advantage of this unique opportunity to dramatically improve the productivity of your practice time ! 

Private Online  Master Cello Practice Coaching:

• Provide feed back so that mistakes and bad habits will not be repeated during daily practice
• Guide the student to practice the hard part methodically
• Improve practice efficiency
• Make the practice session interesting and inspiring

Juris is a magna cum laude graduate from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels from which he holds Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Music.

Juris began studying music with Arimans Strauss in Latvia and graduated with excellence from Music High School in Ventspils.  In 2012, he was awarded 2nd prize at the K. Davidov international cello competition.  Juris also performed at the Royal Albert Hall in 2017 at the winners' concert of the Grand Prize Virtuoso competition.

He has performed in over a dozen international festivals and masterclasses in Belgium, Netherlands, Latvia, Bulgaria, France, and Switzerland.  Numerous times at festivals ‘Jong Talent’, ‘Rencontres musicales Internationales d’Enghien’, Tibor Varga Academy in Sion, and Autumn Academy of La Loingtaine. Notable masters include Natalia Gutman, Stefan Popov, Gary Hoffman, and Francois Guye.

As a soloist, Juris has performed cello concertos by J.Haydn, A.Jurjans, and C. Saint-Saens.  He has appeared as guest artist in Ventspils Chamber Music Days and given recitals with Katsura Mizumoto and Andrew Wright. 

As a teacher, Juris has helped students develop a solid left/right hand technical base and prepare them for live performances. He is an expert in various schools of cello playing (German, French, Russian).

Juris also holds law degrees from the University of Edinburgh, UK and The George Washington University Law School (LLM in Intellectual Property). Outside of music, Juris serves as a trusted advisor to boutique and national law firm management.

Risk-Free Satisfaction Guarantee

If the trial lesson doesn’t meet your expectations, we’ll gladly help you connect with another top-rated, highly qualified tutor—or issue a FULL refund.

Refund for Lesson Packages

You may cancel a lesson package with at least 24 hours' written notice before the next lesson. Completed lessons will be billed at the standard hourly rate, and the remaining balance will be refunded minus a 5% processing fee. The fee is waived if you keep the balance as credit on your TimeAfterSchool account for other lessons.

Cancellation and Rescheduling Policy

• Standard Policy: Provide at least 24 hours' notice before the scheduled start time to cancel or reschedule a lesson free of charge. Cancellations or reschedules with less than 24 hours’ notice will incur the full lesson fee.
• Grace Period for Packages: For each packages of 10 or more lessons, you are allowed one late cancellation or rescheduling (with less than 24 hours' notice) without penalty to accommodate unexpected situations. Any additional late cancellations or changes beyond this one-time exception will be charged in full.

Adult Supervision

All tutoring sessions for students under 18 years old must be supervised by a responsible adult.