[At the dance class on Saturday.]
Repeat after me just the way I am speaking.
[Ms. Mimi states a quiet sentence.]
[whispers] Today, we are going to learn the word "dynamics".
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[say the same sentence and they whisper it like Ms. Mimi] Today, we are going to learn the word "dynamics".
[Ms. Mimi states a loud sentence.]
[says the sentence again but in a loud voice] TODAY WE ARE GOING TO LEARN THE WORD "DYNAMICS"!
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[they say the same sentence again like Ms. Mimi --but repeat it in a loud voice] TODAY WE ARE GOING TO LEARN THE WORD "DYNAMICS"!
[After they repeat the same phrase --but in a loud voice-- Ms. Mimi asks them what they think the difference was between the two sentences.]
[then to Angelina, Vicki, Gracie and Marco] What is different about those two sentences?
[Angelina raises her hand]
[Even those two sentences are the same --the same phrase-- Angelina raises her hand. Then --despite the fact the sentence was the same-- she explains what the difference was between the two sentences.]
The first one is soft. The second one is loud.
Exactly. We changed the dynamics. First the loudness, then the softness.
[So the similarity between those two sentences was that they are the same phrase --"Today we are going to learn the word 'dynamics'". But the difference was, the sentence --said the first time-- was quiet, but the one --said the second time-- was loud. That is how the second sentence is different from the first.]
[narrating] Right after breakfast, Mom put her feet up. And we got to work.
[Mrs. Mouseling is reading a book]
I am looking forward to a peaceful rest.
[Angelina and Polly are singing a song called "The Itsy, Bitsy, Spider" while putting the books away for their mom]
APAngelina and Polly
[singing] ♪ The itsy, bitsy, spider went up the water spout. ♪
♪ Down came the rain and washed the spider out. ♪
♪ Out came the sun and dried up all the rain. ♪
♪ And the itsy, bitsy spider went up the spout again. ♪
[as Angelina looks at the big mess after she and Polly made with the books that they were supposed to put away and made them into a tower] What is it, Angelina?
We were going to give Mom a really nice Mother's Day (surprise and present). But we made too much noise...! [looks at the mess] And a big mess.
[Polly adds more books to her pile; then to Angelina after their said song hoping to try to get to have the same song or another song going on again]
Are we going to build some more?
No, Polly. We need to put the books away now.
Okey dokey. [sings a non-lexical song; a song being an inanimate one] ♪ La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la! ♪
And we need to do it quietly. So Mom can relax.
[gets loud again] OKEY DOKEY!
Shhhh! [remembers the word her teacher Ms. Mimi had told her about the day before; which was about "dynamics". Then she tells it to Polly] I know. Ms. Mimi, she was talking about dynamics yesterday. Loud music makes you want to jump around. Quiet music always makes you dance very softly. [to Polly] Polly? Do you want to help me?
I want to sing a quiet little song. Can you sing along with me.
And while we are doing it, we can put the books away.
