Sing.

 "Music has always been my passion.

Singing is my priority in music."

Assalamu'alaikum to all.

Okay guys, hari ni saya nak cerita sikit tentang muzik.

Music is one of many talents in the world.

Well, ramai yang nak jadi pemuzik, mainly nak jadi penyanyi.

"I always wanted to be a singer because singing is what I always do blablabla~"

"I have what it takes to be a singer blablabla~~"

Bagus la kalau berfikiran positif macam tu.

Tapi masalahnya, adakah nyanyi itu hanya sekadar nyanyi, and nothing else matters?

Is having a good vocal is all what it takes to be a singer? 

How far is your certainty?

Itu yang having good vocals. How about the not-so-good ones? Yet they claimed that they are good, but the reality is that their vocals are far worse than screaming cat at the back alley.

Okay, macam ni la, let me clear you about this:

Singing is not only about talent. It's not only about music and vocals. 

It is more than that actually.

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Ketulusan Hati

1. Singing/Music is about delivering messages.

Music should inspire people, telling stories with emotions, making people understand our messages and ideas, to motivate people. "Love to sing" does not going to bring us anywhere. Most people have this kind of miss-concept whereby they only sing because they love to sing. No. It is more to that.

2. Vocals is about the right technique.

This is what happened when they only sing without knowing the right technique: They scream their lungs out just to reach the high pitches, false breathing technique, out of pitch, uncontrollable vibratos, etc. You can't just sing like that. We need to know the right way to play with our vocals. We will definitely damage our vocal cords if we didn't use the right technique. 

3. ATTITUDE!

Another thing. Some people think that having great vocals is everything. But dig this: even though you have the best vocal in the world, but if your attitude is really bad, you will definitely not going anywhere. Trust me. Over-confident, being stuck-up, couldn't accept critiques and being self-centered, tantrums, being rude and such. A BIG NO! A big DISRESPECT to those who have this totally hideous attitude. If I am an audition judge, I will definitely say NO.

4. Identity.

Being a singer/musician, you have to develop your own IDENTITY. You can't just simply copy other people's identity; having the same vocal and singing style, same personality, same appearence etc. Kita kalau boleh, bila orang dengar kita nyanyi, kita nak orang punya first impression cakap" Wow, siapa ni? Owh dia ni sekian2 kan?" dan bukannya bila orang dengar, then diorang cakap, "Eh, suara macam awie la. Awie buat recording baru ke? Laaa ingatkan awie, rupanya orang lain." 

See? Tapi bukan senang tau nak cari Identiti sendiri. Tapi kena usaha lebih sikit lah. ^_^

I'm not a good singer myself. Saya pun still mencari identiti sendiri. Banyak lagi yang saya perlu belajar. Tapi, kita kena tahu dan kita kena sentiasa belajar. Tak boleh sombong, tak boleh stuck-up. 

That's why I am sharing this; because it is not easy to become an entertainer, mainly on vocals.

Tough. Kalau senang, dah lama saya jadi artis. Ahahahaha~ :D

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Ingat, DO NOT MAKE A FOOL OUT OF YOURSELVES. Kalau dah tahu tak pandai nyanyi or nyanyi sumbang, kalau betul2 nak nyanyi, masuklah kelas vokal. BELAJAR. Jangan sombong dan over-confident. Some people memang tak boleh nyanyi pun sebab suara memang takde. Tak apa lah kalau macam tu. Cari bakat lain yang terpendam. Bakat bukan cuma nyanyi je. Banyak lagi bakat lain. Sukan ke apa ke yang bersesuaian dengan diri kita. JANGAN OVER-CONFIDENT SANGAT.

Oh ya, dan tolong faham maksud DELUSIONAL.

Don't be one.

Nak tau macam mana DELUSIONAL? Check out this video:

Some people memang born-talented singer. Tak dinafikan. TAPI, kalau bad attitude pun tadak guna jugak. So... Think about it.

To summarize, it is important to know and learn what is actually music about, learn the correct vocal technique, mind your attitude, and make sure that you are being yourself, including your vocal and styles. Belajar banyak2.

GOOD LUCK.

p/s: 

ABBA – Thank You For The Music 

I'm nothing special, in fact I'm a bit of a bore

If I tell a joke, you've probably heard it before

But I have a talent, a wonderful thing

Cause everyone listens when I start to sing

I'm so grateful and proud

All I want is to sing it out loud

So I say

Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing

Thanks for all the joy they're bringing

Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty

What would life be?

Without a song or a dance what are we?

So I say thank you for the music

For giving it to me

Mother says I was a dancer before I could walk

She says I began to sing long before I could talk

But I've often wondered, how did it all start?

Who found out that nothing can capture a heart

Like a melody can?

Well, whoever it was, I'm a fan

So I say

Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing

Thanks for all the joy they're bringing

Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty

What would life be?

Without a song or a dance what are we?

So I say thank you for the music

For giving it to me

I've been so lucky, I am the girl with golden hair

I wanna sing it out to everybody

What a joy, what a life, what a chance! 

So I say

Thank you for the music, the songs I'm singing

Thanks for all the joy they're bringing

Who can live without it, I ask in all honesty

What would life be?

Without a song or a dance what are we?

So I say thank you for the music

For giving it to me

Songwriters: ANDERSSON, BENNY GORAN BROR / ULVAEUS; BJOERN K.