Ginny Armstrong

Ginny Armstrong possesses extensive experience in percussion performance and education including concert, ethnic, and marching percussion. She received a Bachelor’s of Music in Education and a Master’s of Music in Performance from West Virginia University, where she was a member and featured soloist in the internationally renowned Percussion ’90 under the direction of Phil Faini. As a freelance musician in Nashville, TN, Armstrong was a founding member of the Deep Grooves Steel Band, led by steel drum performer and clinician Mat Britain. She also founded and directed the Nashville Percussion Institute, an independent studio featured in Modern Drummer magazine. Armstrong completed her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Iowa, where she performed and recorded with numerous ensembles, including the prestigious Center for New Music. Currently, she is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Percussion at the University of Iowa. In addition, she is the Adjunct Percussion Instructor at Saint Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, and performs with the Pandelirium Steel Band.