MTEA Journal

Introducing MTEA Voice and The Development of a Musical Theatre Singing Voice Glossary: Registration

Dale Cox PH.D., Raymond Sage, and Joseph Mason

Source:  MTEA Journal, Volume 5, January 2024, pp. 44-55

Publisher: Musical Theatre Educators' Alliance

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62392/KIAD3870

Descriptive language is used in voice teaching and during the rehearsal process to provide
feedback and adjustments to performers. Problematically, there is little agreement about
what terms describe what sounds. Additionally, a performer may describe a sound
differently to their voice teacher, director, or music director. This article has two parts. The
first section introduces MTEA Voice with a short history of the development of this
community. The second section provides a concise, introductory glossary to terminology
regularly used in musical theatre singing, including registration, belt, speech quality, and
legit. In addition to these short definitions, some explanatory remarks are provided and
recommended recordings for clarification of sounds for both singers and those who work
with singers.

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