Dustin Mallory is a Ph.D. candidate in Music Education at Penn State University where he teaches courses in jazz and music education, including direction of the Inner Dimensions Big Band. He previously served as an Assistant Professor of Music at Valley City State University, Adjunct Faculty at Lincoln University, and a Lecturer at Rutgers University. His coursework included jazz combos, commercial music ensembles, percussion lessons, and music theory.
Mallory has presented at conferences in the United States, Canada, and England. He has published articles and presented research for the International Society for Music Education, National Association for Music Education, Society for Music Teacher Education, Big Ten Academic Alliance, Society for American Music, Pennsylvania Music Educators Association, Music Theory Society of the Mid-Atlantic, McGill University Music Symposium, University of Surrey, Columbia University, Florida Southern College, Percussive Arts Society, Journal of Jazz Studies, Sound Teaching, All About Jazz, and Cadence: The Independent Journal of Creative Improvised Music. Dustin has performed at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association’s annual conference and lead the VCSU Percussion Ensemble in a performance at the 2023 North Dakota Music Educators Association’s annual conference.
Prior to his academic appointments, Mallory spent seven years in the Wissahickon School District directing the 2:00 Big Band, three years teaching beginning band, and a year teaching K-5 general music. His jazz bands were active in the Cavalcade of Bands and were named Glen Miller Division Champions in 2019 in addition to Best Trumpets in 2017.
Mallory studied percussion with the Lee Hinkle and Dave Valasek, jazz with Jeff Hall and Tony Rongo, and drumset with Charlie Heim. As a percussionist, Mallory has performed with the Doylestown Symphonic Winds, Independence Sinfonia, Nittany Valley Symphony, Bucks County Symphony Orchestra, George Weldon Quartet, the Saginaw Eddy Band, the Saginaw Area Concert Band, the Bay Concert Band, the Resonators Percussion Ensemble, Penn State Percussion & Mallet Ensembles, and the SVSU Wind/Jazz/Percussion Ensembles. He also studied jazz guitar with Dave Manley and received coaching from legendary blues guitarist Larry McCray.
Mallory is ABD in the Penn State School of Music and holds a M.A. from Rutgers University and a B.A. from Saginaw Valley State University. He has memberships in the National Association for Music Education, International Society for Music Education, Jazz Education Network, and the Percussive Arts Society. Dustin proudly endorses Black Swamp Percussion and is a member of their Educator Network.