"1. I introduced the Tonic Sol-fa notation.
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"2. I used to practise very frequently for a few minutes upon the modulator, making abundant use of the upper—
"3. I prohibited all shouting on high notes.
"4. Particularly was I severe upon loud singing in lower notes, say,
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"5. I established a degree of sound, and have it still, what is known amongst my scholars as 'singing in a whisper'—i.e., to produce singing as softly as possible. This idea I picked up in Cheshire from a good Tonic Sol-faist.
"6. I have one or two favourite hymns, which I always pitch higher than written, and thus compel the boys to use the upper registers. The boys know I like these hymns, and I never fail to appreciate them to the boys at the end of singing. I also have a favourite marching tune—I don't know the name, but I believe it is often set to the hymn, 'When mothers of Salem.' This tune is very lofty, and I believe the boys really enjoy its loftiness, but there must be no shouting. When the boys displease me, I tell them they drop their jaw too much, and they instantly know what I mean.