MUSIC

Assalamualaikum 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 puff power. But a woodwind instrument uses
holes to indicate different 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 and the range of genre continues with traditional folk, ballads
and the heavy side such as punk and heavy metal. 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. They are like everywhere now on the screen especially with their drama
soundtracks. Decent artists such as Ailee, Yoon Hyun Sang and Super Junior are
among names that created the impacts globally.

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.

TRUE BEAUTY

Assalamualaikum 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 "True
Beauty"

Beauty is confidence. Many people in the celebrity world view beauty as ones
physical appearance. They are not wrong: there is physical beauty, but people fail to
realise inner beauty. Confidence has been shown in many makeover shows such as Ten
Years Younger or Make Me a Supermodel to make peoples physical and inner beauty
increase dramatically. Confidence allows self-esteem to heighten, and grants the person
more positive thinking in their view of life. Confidence in oneself is needed to reveal the
true beauty in every person.

The perception of beauty is immensely broad, making it an exceptionally

complex topic, as there are many ideas about beauty. An example of such, there is a
certain ethnic group in Africa who believe having rings to elongate their neck is
beautiful. Also, bound feet in China are a well-known perspective of beauty. These are
merely several ancient traditions of physical attractiveness; seeing inner beauty is
another way to view beauty. People are beginning to believe that confidence and beauty
are interlinked. In search of evidence to support this argument, When you have
confidence in yourself you tend to dress with the clothes that fit you the best..... That
looks good on them.

They take care of themselves... On top of that, I smile a lot more because I'm happy
with myself. Smiles are always attractive. When they can see that amount of self
respect it makes everyone around you feel good and when that happens beauty
radiates from everyone. This is one case on how beauty and confidence are connected.
However, dressing as yourself, and being happy and proud of who you are, is another
sign of confidence that increases external and internal beauty. Other people, especially
friends nearby, will notice others happiness and confidence, which will make them more
attractive. Subjective and objective beauty is vital, and when one feels positive and is
grateful for their attractive qualities, they will be more confident, and their true beauty
will be shown.

Beauty is confidence. Some people fail to realize this; however, the moral that
confidence and beauty are connected is beginning to spread. Confidence will increase
self-esteem, happiness, and pride in oneself, and the true beauty of the person will soon
be revealed. Then anyone in this world should believe that we are always beautiful in
our own way.

That's all from me. Thank you very much and Assalamualaikum warrahmatullahi
wabarakatuh.