Music, dance, theatre, and visual arts are all part of what we call the arts . People that work in the arts are artists. Artists put things together to create something new; they compose. Musicians place notes together to compose songs that we hear. Choreographers put body movements together to compose dances that we feel. In theatre, story and song are put together to compose plays that we act out. Visual artists place images on paper to compose pictures that we see. This book is about visual artists. They work with the way things look. They move objects and colors around, composing their pictures, so that we can see a part of the world the way that the artist sees or imagines it. Artists Compose Lesson 2 Can you sing a song? Have you played a musical instrument or pounded a stick to the beat of the music? Have you ever danced to music or recited lines in a play? Perhaps you’ve drawn a picture. Participating in any of these kinds of activities is making art. Tell what you’ve done.
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