Day 17: Clean Motion, In Reverse
Agility isn’t just about going up.
Descending motion often exposes more instability than ascending patterns—especially when speed is involved. That’s because singers tend to rely on muscle memory for upward scales, but lose clarity when the direction flips.
Today, we reverse the exercise from Day 15. Same sequence, but descending.
If your agility falls apart here, you’re not doing anything wrong. You’re identifying where more practice is required.
How to Practice:
- Start slow. Match the tempo you used yesterday.
- Keep pitch placement clean and vowel shape consistent.
- Increase tempo gradually—only when you can maintain precision.
- Try it in different parts of your range: low, middle, and high. Does anything shift?
- Record and compare: does descending feel more secure, or less?
Why This Matters:
Descending motion tends to reveal weaknesses in pitch, rhythm, or intonation that were hidden on the way up.
Reversing the sequence forces your brain and body to re-coordinate. That’s real agility training.
And don’t forget: Continue logging your Vocal Function Exercise durations. Track how long you can sustain the sustained note. A small increase is a big deal.
Tomorrow, we’ll stay with this exercise—but zero in on what tends to break down across different vocal registers.
