ssalamualaikum and a very good morning to

my fellow friends, teachers and judges. Today,

on this fine morning, I would like to present to
you a public speech about Music.

Music. We hear it every day. No matter

where we are, music will always be played
either on the radio or just by humming a tune.
Did you know that music started as early as
the Paleolithic era? So music is about 200 000
years old. Wow! Its so old. Still people enjoy
listening to this old art for nearly 200
millenniums.

Music is an art which uses sound as its

main medium. The word music originated
from a Greek word mousike (musikis), which
means art of the Muses (Muses). The Muses
are the Goddesses of Greek who loves art and
literature.
 The elements needed to produce
music are pitch, rhythm and dynamics. The
pitch is the combination of melody and
harmony. Rhythm is the beat of the music.
Dynamics are the volume. At first the song
starts soft then it gradually starts to get loud.
Suddenly theres an accent and everything
settles down and dies away.

An object needs to be vibrated in order to

produce sound. Lets take a guitar for
example. We pluck the strings in order to
vibrate them. The sound waves then enter the
hollow wood and echoes in order to make the
sound louder. How about a woodwind and a
brass instrument? Ah, but theres a catch.
These two instruments are the same but they
are not alike. Both instruments need puf
power. But a woodwind instrument uses
holes to indicate diferent notes whilst the
brass family uses valves.

Some standard orchestral

instrumental families are the strings family, as
in pianos, guitars, violins and so on. Next, the
woodwind family. For example, flutes,
recorders, bassoons and others. Lastly, the
brass family. The family consists of trumpets,
French horns, tubas and others. Sometimes,
people use imaginary instruments like the air
guitar. They are just basically strumming like
a guitar but without a guitar. Still the song is
playing in their heads.

The music genre is generally endless.

It ranges from Acapella to Fusion jazz, Gaana
to Muzak also known as the music you here in
elevators, Nagauta, a kind of Japanese style of
music, to Rumba, Sabar to Zydeco. Sabar is
not the Malay word for relax. It is a drumming
style found in Senegal. Have you heard?
Theres another genre coming! Revolution Pop
is created by Usher Raymond. Oh, you know!
Hes Justin Biebers mentor. The most popular
genres that we hear nowadays are pop,
dominated by the late King of Pop, Micheal
Jackson. Rock, conquered by Elvis Presley.
Punk, played by bands like Green Day and
Paramore. Country written by Taylor Swift and
a few others. But the only thing I cant deny is
that the most popular genre right now is K-
pop or Korean Pop. Boy bands like Super
Junior and girl groups such as 2NE1 are
examples of artists who gets involve in K-pop.
Boys and girls are going nuts over the artists.

Through music and the lyrics, a

massage could be passed through. Moral
values could also be found in them. Some
song lyrics contain impolite words which
should be avoided as it could contaminate the
thought. Motivating songs could boost and
motivate anyone who listens to it.

Composers are people whose job is to

make music. Music could come out as
complex as it sounds or even as easy as just
making up a tune by humming. It may sound
difficult but if you have the will to learn and
create music, then it wont be that difficult. An
example of a classical composer that we
always hear but seldom know is Ludwig van
Beethoven who wrote the song entitled Fr
Elise. At the age of 26, Ludwig van Beethoven
started to lose his sense of hearing. He
gradually became deaf but that did not stop
him from creating more fantastic music. Dont
know whos Beethoven? How about we take
someone local. Edry Abdul Halim. One of the
members of a boy band with the name KRU.
He has created music for many Akademi
Fantasia candidates and many are a hit!

Music is written theoretically and

made real practically. It lives in every one of
us. Music is like an international language.
Even though we do not understand the lyrics
but we understand the melody. The rhythm.
The harmony. Everything starts small. In
music, it starts with a note. Then, a tune. After
that, a rhythm and a melody. Finally, a
harmonious song that unites everyone
disregarding the race or the background or
whatever at all was born. Music unites the
souls of Malaysia and the world. Guess what!
We enjoy it!
Thank you and Assalamualaikum.