Amy Brown teaches undergraduate/graduate music education courses and supervises student teachers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. While at UNLV, she has worked collaboratively with the Clark County School District (CCSD) to continue the UNLV Choral Festival for elementary students and the Las Vegas Philharmonic Youth Concert Series. Brown is the university liaison for the Nevada Music Educators Association (NMEA), assisting with the annual Nevada conference. She is also advisor for the UNLV Collegiate Chapter of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) and holds an active Nevada teaching license.

Brown has published a resource for elementary music educators titled Magical Moments Through the Eyes of the Diverse Learner. It includes 16 songs and activities with accommodations and modifications to assist those teaching in the general music classroom. She also has articles published in the Orff Echo, Student-to-Student Discourse in the Orff Schulwerk Classroom, and the Journal of General Music Education: The Progression of Technology Integration in the Music Classroom to Support Student Engagement: Part I-Using Google Keep.

Amy Brown is the course director for the American Orff Schulwerk Association (AOSA) Summer Levels Courses at UNLV. Participants come from throughout the country to work with master teachers specially trained in the Orff Schulwerk approach. “This child-centered approach combines speech, movement, and song in a creative, playful atmosphere, where students experience the elements of music actively.” (unlvorff.com)

Brown is an active member of multiple organizations, including the American Orff Schulwerk Association (AOSA), where she serves on the National Board of Trustees, the National Association of Music Education (NAfME), the Nevada Desert Valley Chapter (NDVC) of AOSA, the Organization of American Kodaly Educators (OAKE), the Las Vegas Urban Chapter of Kodaly Educators (LUCKE), and the Nevada Society of Innovators and Digital Educators (NVSIDE), where she was named the 2023 Outstanding Teacher of the Year. She presents music education and technology integration topics at various local, state, and national conferences.