Dr. Jody Webb is an Adjunct Instructor of Clarinet at Texas A&M University - Commerce.  He recently completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in clarinet performance at the University of North Texas where he served as a teaching fellow.  He has been teaching in the Lewisville Independent School District for more than 15 years, and was the clarinet instructor at Southeastern Oklahoma State University from 2001-2004.  Many of his students have made the All-District, All-Region, and All-State Bands, and he is a frequent adjudicator at All-District, All-Region, and Solo and Ensemble festivals.  In 2007, two of his students were finalists in the University of Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium’s Young Artists’ Competition, while another student was a finalist in the International Clarinet Association’s High School Competition.  In 2008, he was invited to present a session on teaching pre-college students at the University of Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium.

            As a performer, Jody was a winner of the University of North Texas Concerto Competition and consequently performed with the UNT Symphony Orchestra in 2002.  In that same year, he traveled to Stockholm, Sweden, where he won the International Clarinet Association’s Orchestral Audition Competition.  In 2006 he performed at the University of Oklahoma Clarinet Symposium, and in 2008 and 2009 he performed at the Northeast Texas Clarinet Day at Texas A&M in Commerce.  He has performed with The Dallas Wind Symphony, Dallas Opera, East Texas Symphony, Texas Chamber Orchestra, and the Garland/Las Colinas Symphony.

Jody obtained his Doctor of Musical Arts and Bachelor of Music degrees from the University of North Texas where he studied with John Scott, and his Master of Music degree from Louisiana State University where he was a student of Steve Cohen.  Other teachers include James Gillespie, Vin Richards, Jan Scott, and Clifford Franklin.