Dale Cox is a singing teacher, researcher, and performer who began her vocal studies with Alan Dean in Sydney, Australia. She holds a PhD from the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), a Master of Music Studies (Voice Pedagogy) from the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (QCGU), and a Bachelor of Arts in Music and English from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Her teaching and research experience spans internationally—from Australia to the Middle East, the UK, and the USA. She is the owner and director of the independent Dale Cox Singing Studio.
Most recently, Dale served as Assistant Professor of Music at Coastal Carolina University. She has taught at the Sharjah Performing Arts Academy in the UAE, was a visiting research scholar at Shenandoah Conservatory during her doctoral studies and has worked with students at numerous U.S. institutions including NYU, Temple University, Penn State University, and Auburn University. She has also contributed to Classical Singer Conventions, where she served as a judge for the Musical Theatre Competition. Her teaching specialties include musical theatre, commercial music styles, and jazz singing.
A published author, Dale’s book Exposing the Chasms in Voice Pedagogy: Playing the Field was released by Routledge in 2024. She is co-author of the chapter “Pedagogy of Western Musical Theatre Singing” in the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Voice Pedagogy. Her research has been presented at The Voice Foundation, the International Congress of Voice Teachers (ICVT), the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), and the Musical Theatre Educators Alliance (MTEA), where she currently chairs the Voice Advisory Board.
Dale is passionate about voice pedagogy and supporting the singing teaching community. She serves as Co-Editor of the Australian Voice journal and is honoured to be appointed interim Vice President of ANATS.
