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Cox, Lesley Mary (1918 - 2003)

OAM

Born
1918
Unley, South Australia, Australia
Died
12 October 2003
Occupation
Educator
Alternative Names
  • Cuthbertson, Lesley (married name, 1947 - )

Summary

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.

Sources used to compile this entry: http://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au:1083/search/aCox%2C+Lesley+M.+1918-2003/acox+lesley+m+1918+2003/-5,-1,0,B/frameset&FF=acox+lesley+m+1918+2003&2,,3 accessed 2004-05-10 and http://www.dalcroze.org.au/ accessed 2004-05-10.

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Archival resources

State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana

  • Interview with Lesley Cox [sound recording] Interviewer: Catherine Murphy, 21 October 1998, OH 505/1; Cox, Lesley Mary (1918 - 2003); State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details
  • Interview with Lesley Cox [sound recording] Interviewer: Helen Pearce, 9 March 1989, OH 84/4; Cox, Lesley Mary (1918 - 2003); State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details
  • Launch of the second stage of The Honoured Women Oral History Project [sound recording], 7 March 2000, OH 568; State Library of South Australia, Mortlock Library of South Australiana. Details

Published resources

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

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

Anne Heywood

Created: 10 May 2004, Last modified: 12 October 2006

Comments

Thank you for the information. I love Lesley's books and have used them in schools in the past. Unfortunately now that I am in NT I could only find one to buy 2nd hand of ebay. Are they all out of print?
Kind regards
Bridgid Laheney

Bridgid Laheney - 10 October 2010, 5:13 PM EST

Terribly sorry, but I can't help with that query as I don't have expertise in the second hand book market. A good quality book shop should be able to assist you with that query - they should have copies of 'Books In Print' to refer to.

AWAP Administrator - 11 October 2010, 10:01 AM EST

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