Cox, Lesley Mary (1918 - 2003)

For service to child development, in particular as the director of the Lesley Cox School of Music, Movement and Drama, and to the community, Lesley Cox was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia on 26 January 1998.

Cox was introduced to Dalcroze Eurhythmics by Heather Gell. Dalcroze Eurhythmics was established by Emile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865-1950) a Swiss composer and pianist who, in the early years of the twentieth century, researched the effect of human movement on musical perception, and the impact of musical elements on movement technique. He called his approach to music education 'Eurhythmics'. It means, literally, "good rhythm". Cox went to Sydney to study with Gell during the 1940s and again in 1957 to complete her Licentiate. She established the Lesley Cox School of Music, Movement and Drama and published books and sound recordings on the subject.

• Cuthbertson, Lesley (married name, 1947 - )

Related People

• Gell, Heather (1896 - 1988)

Books

• Cox, Lesley M and Hill, Jan (illustrations by), Something new : for ages ten to two, Lesley Cox Publications, Eden Hills, S. A., 1985, 56 pp. [ Details... ]
• Cox, Lesley M and Moore, Miriam (illustrated by), Two squares of material : 12 plays for children aged 6 to 16 years, Lesley Cox Publications, Eden Hills, S. A., 1981, 112 pp. [ Details... ]
• Cox, Lesley M and Moore, Miriam (illustrated by), One square of material : 16 plays for children aged 5 to 12 years, Lesley Cox Publications, Eden Hills, S. A., 1981, 110 pp. [ Details... ]
• Cox, Lesley M and Warren, Denise (illustrated by), Tops and toes : for two's to ten's, Lesley Cox Publications, Eden Hills, S. A., 1982, 57 pp. [ Details... ]
• Cox, Lesley M; Holmes, Patricia L ; Pope, Joan, 1935- (collated by) and Follett, David (illustrated by), Recollections : a tribute to Heather Gell by those who remember ... : Dalcroze eurhythmics, broadcasts in music through movement for children, the great pageants and spectacles, her early children's television, Lesley Cox Productions, Eden Hills, S. A., 1995, 203 pp. [ Details... ]
• Cox, Lesley M; illustrations: Warren, Denise and Kirwan, Ian, The colours of Christmas, Lesley Cox Publications, Eden Hills, S. A., 1983, 94 pp. [ Details... ]

sound recordings

• Cox, Lesley M, Music movement and drama through the singing-game, 1 sound cassette (70 min.) : stereo. + 1 book (64 p. : music ; 21 x 30 cm.), Lesley Cox Productions, Eden Hills, S.A., 1980. [ Details... ]
• Cox, Lesley M, Let's get moving, 1 sound cassette (70 min.) : stereo. + 1 book (83 p. : ill., music ; 21 x 30 cm.), Lesley Cox Publications, Eden Hills, S. A., 1980. [ Details... ]

Online Resources

• 'Vale Lesley Cox', in Dalcroze Council of Australia, Dalcroze Council of Australia, http://www.dalcroze.org.au/news1.htm. [ Details... ]

See also

• Dalcroze Society of South Australia and Cox, Lesley M, The eurythmics of Emile Jaques-Dalcroze : music, movement, drama : its origins and its purpose, 1865-1996, Lesley M. Cox, [Eden Hills, S. A.], [1996], 38 pp. [ Details... ]