TIPS ON BEGINNING TO LEARN MAGIC
I’m often asked what the best way to start out in magic would be and I’m sure it can be different from person to person, but looking back at my own introduction (I’ve got a very looooong memory), gives me some ideas about what can be done and probably more importantly, - what to avoid.
I think the most important thing to do when just starting to dabble in magic is to learn a few simple tricks that can be done without having to use any gimmicked apparatus or special props. Although, I think like most people the first magic I got was by way of a Magic set.
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Unfortunately the typical Magic Set is usually made up totally of “self-working” tricks, with trick cards and boxes etc.
None of these can be examined by the audience after the trick has been shown and so there’s the problem and worry of having to hide your tricks as soon as you finish each one.
For a beginner this creates a problem, especially among friends and classmates, who are always desperate to examine the magical props and try to find out “how it’s done”.
So that’s why I suggest learning some simple tricks with ordinary everyday objects that can often be borrowed and then freely handed out for examination. |
This really adds tremendously to the magic and of course as you’ve heard me say before, - “ the simple effects are the ones that are usually the most stunning to the audience and in my experience, get the best response”.
As you’ve already heard, I started with a little magic set, but very quickly the family friend whom I called Uncle Dick, showed me how to vanish and produce coins and small objects and I have to say, at that time I thought this was real magic.
So although, like most parents, I bought my own son a magic set, I also taught him to vanish and exchange coins and several small objects, using the “French Drop”. So I would certainly recommend that one of the first things that you should practice, as a beginner, is just that (French Drop) and coupled with the simple Palming of a coin.
This will allow you to carry out a nice magic routine with borrowed coins etc. and will leave you “Clean” at the end of the effects. It will also get you out of difficulty when you are expected to do something magical.
In another article I'll tell you about, probably the most embarrassing and stressful situation I’ve ever been in where magic was involved….
This an excerpt from “Let the Magic Begin”, which covers, beginning in Magic, overcoming Nerves, what to say and do when things go wrong and much more. – by Johnnie Gentle of The Magic Touch – There’s lots more information and advice at: >>> http://www.magictouches.com/
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