ABOUT

I'm a professional guitarist and educator based in Montreal with over fifteen years experience performing, recording, and teaching. This experience includes:

• Performances at the Montreal Jazz Festival (2024, 2025)

• Juno nomination (2022)

• Extensive touring experience across North & South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia

• Extensive recording credits as a session guitarist

• Active member of Montreal's local music scene

• Berklee College of Music graduate (2012)

WHO I TEACH

Intermediate Guitarists 

For players who already have a solid foundation but feel stuck or limited in their progress, I focus on:

• Improving technique 

• Expanding improvisational vocabulary 

• Designing a practice routine 

• Learning repertoire 

• Understanding western music theory

Students Preparing Auditions for Post-Secondary Studies in Music

I provide targeted guidance for young musicians pursuing formal music studies, including:

• Repertoire and stylistic preparation

• Jazz standards, comping and improvisation

• Technique development and reading

• Ear training and theory fundamentals

• Mock auditions and program-specific requirements 

Secondary Instrument Guitarists 

For experienced musicians who might be:

• Producers/songwriters looking to expand their compositional range

• Teachers wanting to give entry-level guitar lessons

• Singers looking to accompany themselves 

WHAT I TEACH

A lot of the information I've acquired and enjoy passing on to students comes from the amazing teachers I had the pleasure of studying with at Berklee: Tim Miller, Tomo Fujita, Jon Damian, Bruce Saunders, Sheryl Bailey... They've all had a significant impact on my conception of the guitar, making sense of the fretboard and truly understanding melody, harmony, and rhythm on this instrument.

As well as having an academic approach, I also draw from my extensive experience as a professional musician, touring and recording extensively for the past fifteen years. These aren't lessons typically learned in a classroom but rather on stage, in the studio, or on the road.

LESSON FORMAT

• 60 minutes

• In person (Montreal) or online

• Structured, goal-oriented instruction tailored to each student's needs

• Custom practice plans, lead sheets, exercices, repertoire guidance

Frank O’Sullivan is a professional guitarist and composer in Montreal, where he's lived since 2012 after graduating from the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

In Montreal, Frank quickly became a first-call musician in the r&b, hip-hop, and jazz scenes after joining the Kalmunity Vibe Collective — Canada’s largest and longest-running Afrocentric music collective. He's performed and recorded with artists like Malika Tirolien, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Planet Giza, Busty & The Bass, among many more, touring across North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. In 2022, he was nominated for a Juno Award in the Best Contemporary R&B Recording category as co-producer for “Gifted” by Kallitechnis.

Since 2020, Frank has released four albums and in June 2024 made his live debut as a bandleader, opening for Al Di Meola at the Théâtre Maisonneuve. Soon after, he was awarded the Grand Prix de la Relève, an emerging talent competition at the Rimouski Jazz Festival. In 2025, his group went on tour in Quebec, including a headlining performance at the Montreal Jazz Festival.