Guitar Lessons with Ray Sullivan, PhD

Welcome! I’m Ray Sullivan, PhD. Here you will find information on performances as well as on guitar and music lessons. Enjoy exploring my site and if you like what you hear and are interested in performances or lessons local to the Ojai area, or online lessons, please contact me.

I’ve been playing blues, rock, folk, and country music for 46 year. Over the years I have played bass, guitar, mandolin, keyboards, and congas in various bands. I began teaching guitar 20 years ago. My students describe me as a caring patient inspiring teacher.

While living in Mexico, I fell in love with the sounds of Spanish guitar and was fortunate enough to meet a master flamenco/classical player under whom I studied for a number of years.  I developed a passion for and gained some mastery of the smooth Latin sounds of Bossa Nova and Samba.  I am intimately familiar with many styles of music including blues, jazz, folk, Irish, pop, rock, and country.