Thursday, November 10, 2011

My Public Speaking Text : Music

This is my public speaking text that I presented at the competition on the 24th of February...

     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! It’s 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 there’s an accent and everything settles down and dies away.

An object needs to be vibrated in order to produce sound. Let’s 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 there’s 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, to Rumba, Sabar to Zydeco. Sabar is not the Malay word for relax. It is a drumming style found in Senegal. Have you heard? There’s another genre coming! Revolution Pop is created by Usher Raymond. Oh, you know! He’s Justin Bieber’s 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 can’t 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 won’t 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 Für 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. Don’t know who’s 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.

42 comments:

  1. Okcan. I love your text *-*

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  2. Can i use this text for my public speaking session in class ? I really love it !

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  3. May I borrow your speech as a refference ? It helps me so much

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  4. i likes it...can I use this text for my English Club competition??!!
    lol:::DDD

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  5. oh! this was very awesome, i love it coz u put KPOP on it, can i copy for reference,please,.. it's too nice,....

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  6. can I use it for my competition??? please...

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  7. Can I use it for my school public speaking... I really love it though..

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  8. i would choose this speechh for public speakng competition because i love this speech

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  9. may i use this text and i really hope that u give me ur permission to do this

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  10. Can I use this text for my competition . Please ?

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  11. Dear Mira MK, i would like to use your text during my public speaking session. I hope i will get your permission. Thank you. :)

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  12. Hi Mira MK,can i use your text for my student's competition? i hope you can give your permission.tq.

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  13. I would like to use your text as a reference for my speech. I hope you don't mind and you can give your permission. Thank you for the big help ! (:

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  14. wow..i think i'll use this as my public speaking text ;)

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  15. ...nice! may i use it for my english public speaking lesson? thanks ><"

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  16. Can i use this text for my public speaking contest next tuesday?I really love it!

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  17. Hello, Miss Mira.
    May I use this text for my Public Speaking competition for school level to see who will represent my school for district level?

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  18. can i take this text for my oral???

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  19. assalamualaikum. hello there. i wanna take permission to use this text for my oral test. i hope u'll consider it. tq

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  20. hello, i was forced to enter a public speaking competition and i was having a problem on getting a text...until i found this! can i use your text? it would mean a lot. thank you so much.

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  21. hello' I'm looking for the best topic which i think i could deliver well in our public speaking competition so i chose MUSIC 'cause i really love that kind of a topic now Please allow me to use your speech thank you so much!...

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  22. May i use this text for my public speaking competion at my school?

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  23. hello can i use this text for my oral test...

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  24. Hello. I'm interested with ur text. I want to use this for my public speaking competition. Tyvm! May God bless you 😊

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  25. I would like to use this text for the upcoming competition..may I?

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  26. may i use this text and i really hope that u give me ur permission to do this

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  27. may i use this for my public speaking???

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  28. Hye, may I use your text? The speech got the same jam as my soul :)

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  29. hello there , as you see there will be a choral speaking competition inter class at my school very soon soi wanted to know whether can can I use this text PLEASEEEE dont worry i will modify it a little I promise . THANK YOU

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  30. Hi...I would like to share your public speaking text for my students...hope you don't mind n will get your consent too..tq

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  31. Hey Mira. Like the others above, i wanna ask your permission to use your text. So thanks. Wish me luck.

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  32. May i use this text for my public speaking competion at my school?

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  33. I really like the whole script! Ill be using it for an upcoming public speaking competition held at my school

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  34. Can i use your text for my public speaking?thanks

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  35. May I use the public speaking text?? I want to use it for my class competition... Thank you -AB

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  36. May i use for my speech this month

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  37. may i use your speech for my public speaking soon ? i love it

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  38. My first reaction on this was “Wow.. Siap ada assalamuakaikum lagi. Penulis ni mesti islam religionnya”. Also, may I use this for my speech on my public speaking soon? I really love this.

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