Flutist Charlene Romano maintains private studios in Winchester, Virginia, and Richmond, Virginia, and has over three decades of experience building and maintaining private studios. She is also adjunct associate professor and area coordinator of applied musicianship at Shenandoah Conservatory, where she has taught applied flute, written theory, ear training, and twentieth century listening; and coached small ensembles and directed the flute choir. 

Most recently, Romano developed and implemented the new musicianship sequence for the conservatory's renowned musical theatre program. Romano has been named a SUperWoman of Shenandoah University by the (Not Just The) Women’s Center. She serves as faculty advisor to the Gamma Gamma Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota, and in 2020 served as the adjunct representative for the Emergency Preparation for Online Operations Committee. Romano recently completed her term as secretary of the National Flute Association.

Professor Romano's performance-based approach to aural skills training is profiled in the new groundbreaking theory pedagogy text, Teaching Music Theory – New Voices and Approaches (Oxford). Romano's case study, “Accommodating Dyslexia in the Ear Training Classroom,” is published in the award-winning text, The Routledge Companion to Music Theory Pedagogy. Romano has also published several pedagogical articles in Flute Talk, The Flute View, and The Double Reed, including an “Ask the Pro” column in Flute Talk advising students on how to prepare for and succeed in college music theory. She is a sought-after clinician and adjudicator.

In addition to collaborating with other conservatory faculty, she performs throughout the Mid-Atlantic region as a chamber musician, soloist, and orchestral performer.

Previously, Professor Romano served on the faculties of Solano College and Sacramento State University – Community Music Division, and held positions with the California Wind Orchestra, Camellia Symphony Orchestra, Solano Symphony and North Bay Opera. She also performed with the Sacramento Ballet Orchestra and San Francisco Concerto Orchestra, among others. She has recorded on the Cantilena label.