d that there is not a more effectual way to
unbind the Voice, and bring it to a Volubility; being however cautious,
that this imperceptible Alteration do not grow by Degrees into a vicious
Habit.

Sec. 10. Let him teach to hit the _Divisions_ with the same Agility in
ascending gradually, as in descending; for though this seems to be an
Instruction fit only for a Beginner, yet we do not find every Singer
able to perform it.

Sec. 11. After the gradual _Divisions_, let him learn to hit, with the
greatest Readiness, all those that are of difficult Intervals, that,
being in Tune and Time, they may with Justice deserve our Attention. The
Study of this Lesson demands more Time and Application than any other,
not so much for the great Difficulty in attaining it, as the important
Consequences that attend it; and, in Fact, a Singer loses all Fear when
the most difficult _Divisions_ are become familiar to him.

Sec. 12. Let him not be unmindful to teach the Manner of mixing the _Piano_
with the _Forte_ in the _Divisions_; the _Glidings_ or _Slurs_ with the
_Mark'd_, and to intermix the _Close Shake_; especially on the pointed
Notes, provided they be not too near one another; making by this Means
every Embellishment of the Art appear.

Sec. 13. Of all the Instructions relating to _Divisions_, the most
considerable seems to be That, which teaches to unite the _Beats_ and
_short Shake_ with them; and that the Master point out to him, how to
execute them with Exactness of Time, and the Places where they have the
best Effect: But this being not so proper for one who teaches only the
first Rules, and still less for him that begins to learn them, it would
be better to have postponed this (as perhaps I should have done) did I
not know, that there are Scholars of so quick Parts, that in a few
Years become most excellent Singers, and that there is no want of
Masters qualified to instruct Disciples of the most promising Genius;
besides, it appeared to me an Impropriety in this Chapter on _Divisions_
(in which the _Beats_ and _Close Shake_ appear with greater Lustre than
any other Grace) not to make Mention of them.

Sec. 14. Let the Scholar not be suffered to sing _Divisions_ with
Unevenness of Time or Motion; and let him be corrected if he marks them
with the Tongue, or with the Chin, or any other Grimace of the Head or
Body.

Sec. 15. Every Master knows, that on the third and fifth Vowel, the
_Divisions_ are the worst; but every on