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SimonG-97 Special user 508 Posts |
Hi I am only young , still at secondary school I'm 14 and quite mature in magic , definetely not a beginner. me and a teacher in my school who comes in every friday because he works at a college other time have come to an agreement , one lunch time he will teach me juggling , and I will teach him basic magic he said he wants to learn sleight of hand , so I suppose he has guessed that's hes fairly limited to coins. His reasons for wanting to learn are very respectable, he goes round childrens wards at hospital doing juggling , baloon sculpting , and wants to learn a little bit of magic, also at his other school , an older colllege where he teaches medical students juggling , baloon sculpting, ( hes a language teacher , he does this in his spare time ) , but yeah he wants to also teach a little bit to them so it can help them going into a medical setting , I just want to learn juggling so I can use it in cups and balls, over the head napkin or whatever really
I don't know what to teach him really , I think id be best to just teach him a few coin vanishes , some retention of vision vanishes and finger palm etc I'm going to have to explain that he wont be able to do anything unless he puts a bit of practice in , and going to suggest bobos if hes grasped a few vanishes , and if he hasnt at all really from speaking to him he just wants to learn some sleight of hand coin tricks so I suppose that's all I can do ,, does any one have any additional suggestions? |
wingz Regular user 155 Posts |
How about sponge ball routine and multiplying billard ball. It would be fun to add a bit of juggling actions to the routine.
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jakubr Veteran user 326 Posts |
You could also teach him some routines w TT - I think it would be good for the beginning. And how about cards?
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Father Photius Grammar Host El Paso, TX (Formerly Amarillo) 17161 Posts |
If he doesn't want to practice much he needs to stick to box magic. Sponge balls are one of the easier things to learn sleight on, coins takes some practice as do cards and other objects.
"Now here's the man with the 25 cent hands, that two bit magician..."
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SimonG-97 Special user 508 Posts |
Ok right , I will teach him some retention of vision coin vanishes that I do , to see if hes got any level of skill , if he has I will let him know. if he has I will suggest Bobos and mark wilsons , if he hasnt I will suggest just mark wilsons book which he should find some of the stuff he wants in there. I have told him he will have to practice and hes good with that.
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djurmann Inner circle thinks time to practice and stop writing 1481 Posts |
Just remember how hard it was to begin with (not easy)....things I now find easy were once very hard. So what I am saying is you may be able to judge his current level of skill. You may not be able to judge his current level of aptitude.
But well done to both of you. Danny |
Mr. Woolery Inner circle Fairbanks, AK 2149 Posts |
Heh, you're going to have to remember that practice concept when learning to juggle, too!
I'd start with a french drop and a simple routine that uses it. So, for example, show a rubber ball in the left hand (grape, olive, whatever), do the drop as you "take" the item in the right. Smash it into your forehead, rub it in, make faces! Show the forehead clean. Bring the left hand up to the nose and snort as you drop the item into your waiting right hand. Takes about 30 seconds, but will amuse the dickens out of a kid seeing it for the first time. Using a grape or olive also has the implied mess factor as you seem to mash it onto your face. Teach him the Bobo switch as a way to change a nickel to a quarter. Spongeball tricks can also be done with paper napkins for an impromptu performance. It is hard to beat the effectiveness of sponges, too. Do you do any ring and string tricks? Some of those are easy enough to learn and really quite amazing. Remember that not everyone shows immediate aptitude. It took me weeks to learn a french drop that looked good. My daughter could do it better than I could when she was in first grade. No lie. She fooled me with it. I can now do it a whole lot better... If your friend wants to learn magic, don't assume he doesn't have the skills just because he doesn't have them yet. Give him the tools to build on. -Patrick |
DavidAusten New user 53 Posts |
I love my sponge balls,very simple but the kids just keep yelling "do it again,do it again"sponge rabbits are even better,perfect for doing magic for children in hospital.
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djurmann Inner circle thinks time to practice and stop writing 1481 Posts |
David,
Do you have to sterilise the sponges for hospital work? Danny |
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