Sarah Romeo performing

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Sarah Romeo

Assistant Professor
Affiliated Departments
Harmony and Jazz Composition

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Sarah Romeo is a Boston-based musician and educator. A versatile vocalist, Sarah has and continues to perform a diverse repertoire, from jazz and R&B to soul, country, and pop. She has performed with Soul Tribe, an Albany-based 12-piece soul band, the Bryan Brundige Jazz Trio, and other acts in both the Albany and Boston areas. She has made appearances as a background vocalist on a number of recordings spanning from jazz to R&B and soft rock.

Sarah has been teaching music theory, sight-singing, and ear training since 2016. In 2021, as the assistant director of core music tutoring, she trained Berklee tutors on various aspects of teaching and learning, from understanding learning styles to increasing motivation and everything in between. Sarah served as the assistant to the dean of the professional education division in 2022 and began her professorship in the Harmony & Jazz Composition Department in 2023.

Career Highlights
  • Instruments include piano and voice  
In Their Own Words

"Harmony—music theory—is cool because it positions you even closer to music, closer to the language and to the art form. The more we, as musicians, interact with music, both as creators and analysts, the more we can begin to understand music as an entity; its tendencies, patterns, and nuances. When we interpret and approach music as a language, we begin to truly understand its learning process. To learn a new language, one must speak it, write it, and listen to it every day. This is how we approach learning music."

"As a vocalist first and foremost, it is a personal mission of mine to empower other vocalists to see themselves as literate musicians. Unfortunately, there is often the distinction made between vocalists and musicians, and I hope to blur that distinction. As a professor of harmony, I will encourage all students, regardless of instrument, to see harmony as a tool to enhance their musicianship and musical literacy."

"Berklee, in many ways, has developed its own musical language—one that celebrates contemporary music and recognizes it as an academic discipline. This is Berklee’s legacy and I am excited to share it with you!"