Exploring the Arts: A Brief Introduction to Art, Theatre, Music, and Dance

• Preface
• Introduction
• Acknowledgements
• I. Main Body
  • 1. Chapter 1: Elements, Vocabulary, and Iconography of Visual Art
  • 2. Chapter 2: Mediums in Visual Art
  • 3. Chapter 3: Ancient Arts (Prehistoric, Ancient Near East, Egyptian)
  • 4. Chapter 4: Classical Period to Middle Ages
  • 5. Chapter 5: Renaissance to Realism
  • 6. Chapter 6: Impressionism to Modern
  • 7. Chapter 7: An Introduction to the Theater and its Elements
  • 8. Chapter 8: The Greek Origins of Western Theater
  • 9. Chapter 9: Technical Theater
  • 10. Chapter 10: The Actor's Craft
  • 11. Chapter 11: Other Theater Traditions
  • 12. Chapter 12: Introduction to Music
  • 13. Chapter 13: Music in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
  • 14. Chapter 14: Baroque and Classical Music
  • 15. Chapter 15: Music of the Romantic Era
  • 16. Chapter 16: Music of the 20th Century
  • 17. Chapter 17: Introduction to Dance
  • 18. Chapter 18: Elements of Dance
  • 19. Chapter 19: Dance History and Styles
• II. Summary
• Appendix A: Checklist for Accessibility

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