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A very good afternoon to the honourable adjudicators, beloved teachers, and my fellow friends. Listen, listen, listen Today, were going to tell you all about music! So sit back, relax but dont fall asleep and enjoy our show. Music plays a huge part in our daily lives. Thats true. I bet most of us cant live without music. Most of us have MP3s, iPods and even handphones with our favourite music in it All around us theres music on the radio, television, computer and even our surroundings. The ticking of the clock Tick tock, tick tock. The chirping of the birds Chirp chirp, chirp chirp Everything has its own rhythm and beats that form its own music. Now, let us bring you back in time To see how much music has evolved. In the seventies, pop music dominated the airwaves Wait a minute, what is pop music? Pop music is popular music like jazz, rock n roll, soul and R&B. Michael Jackson, Madonna and Prince are among popular singers singing pop music OK, now I get it. Please carry on. Thank you. Now, where were we? Ahh, yes. Our grandparents grooved and swayed to the Beatles and Stevie Wonder. Who are they? We dont have a clue. Guys, come and listen I wanna hold your hand . (3X) Oooh, I have heard that song before. However, in the eighties, a new genre of music was born Disco, baby The disco sound is so unique, it defies description It draws on many influences like jazz, latin and pop Most importantly, it consists of dance beats, that makes you want to bust a move and break out your groove With disco music came the fashion

Bell bottoms Puffy hair and poodle skirts and even six inch platforms In the nineties, rock music was the in thing Ready? 1,2,3 Its my life, its now or never, I aint gonna live forever Phewittt, rock and roll... Err, sorry. Almost everyone listen to the likes of Bon Jovi and Metallica, We are in the 21st century We have music like pop, country, hip-hop, R&B, techno and many more Techno! Everyday Im shuffling 21st century music are diverse too Music from various genres are combined to produce a song We have pop and hip-hop in one song Thats pretty cool From the US of A to Malaysia, Korea to Indonesia Music is abundant and constant Thanks to the mass media, music from all walks of life are heard and enjoy We even get to listen to foreign music such as Jrock and Kpop too Oppa gangnam style whoop whoop whoop. Ooppps! Hearing your favourite song on the radio can turn your day 180 degrees Its the most effective medium to break out of the funk Music is a form of self-expression There is just so much meaning behind music nowadays Music can tell about the world today, a singers life story, things that they have been through and even opinions on various views. What kind of views? John Lennon sang about world peace in his song imagine Michael Jackson sang about the environment And the most important view of all is about love ( Awwww.) Shakespeare once said if music be the food of love, play on. Do you want to hear a song about love and friendship? Yes! You can count on me like 1 2 3 I'll be there And I know when I need it I can count on you like 4 3 2 you'll be there Cause that's what friends are supposed to do oh yeahhhhhh All of us need music in our lives. The steady beat of music calms the mind, heart and soul Young or old White or black People of different creeds and races

Everyone is united by this freedom of self-expression Plato once said Music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything In short, life without music would be boring dull and lonely Therefore, we need music to cheer up our lives With this we bid farewell and thank you.