After Hours: Conversations for Music Educators
by Amro Music
July 18, 2025 11:00 am
After Hours: Conversations for Music Educators is a music education podcast from Amro Music Stores, Inc. Our After Hours podcast host, Nick Averwater, facilitates engaging conversations each week with band directors, private music teachers, general music educators, orchestra directors, and other music industry professionals just like you. Each podcast guest shares practical advice on things like classroom management in your band program, placing beginners on instruments, band and orchestra recruitment strategies, band boosters, fundraising, and more. The goal of After Hours is to provide a podcast for band directors, orchestra directors, and music educators with strategies for both “on-podium” and “off-podium” skills that can help create a school music program that you can be proud of. If you can’t find what you’re looking for in our current episodes, we’d love to hear from you! Send us an email with questions or topics you’d like to see addressed in the podcast.
Recent Episodes
Creating Excitement During The Instrument Placement Process
4 days agoDetermining Which Instrument Works Best For Each Student
7 days agoThe Instrument Rental Meeting Is Almost Here. Here's How To Prepare For It.
2 weeks agoKeeping Beginning Band Students Engaged Before They Get Their Instruments
2 weeks agoMaintaining A Healthy Work-Life Balance While Running A University Band Program
1 month agoRunning A Large University Band Program With A Growth-Conscious Mindset
2 months agoAchieving Success When Your First Job Is In A Small School District
2 months agoIdeas For Starting (Or Improving) Your Band's Color Guard
3 months agoSetting Schedules Early And Communicating With Everyone In The School Makes Recruiting Easier.
3 months agoRecruiting Begins On The First Day Of School And Goes All Year
4 months ago