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Jaz
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Even if you are not going to specialize in a particular form of magic, I think that the techniques and principles used in all of the magic types are worth looking into.
spatrick
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I agree with Jaz, Black Shadow, and Mysician. Try to immerse yourself into many diferent types of magic. Don't lock yourself into just one. You may miss out on many performance oportunities by concentrating too hard on just one thing. Learning something from all types of magic makes you a more well rounded performer.

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Jaxon
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I was fortunate enough in the beginning to become friends with the owner of the local magic shop. His name is Tony Gerard. I knew a couple of tricks prior to finding out there was a magic shop in my town and meeting Tony, but I only knew a few.

How I was fortunate was that Tony would encourage me not to buy certain tricks. If I wanted to pick something up that was to advanced for me, he would tell me so and basically say". Ok, you want to do that trick? Well, first you'll need to learn this and that." So I was encouraged not to get ahead of myself.

I know this next paragraph will be a little off topic but I feel it's related. Many of the new comer magicians. ones who have gotten into it in the last 5 years or so really need to learn this. I'm not pointing fingers at anyone here. It's just that a lot of them who entered in the new "Street magic" era that's popular now where encouraged to learn magic as a result of these TV specials. They saw it on TV and wanted to be able to do those things. So that's what they learned to do. I've meet some who do a coins across that use the one ahead principle. Yet they haven't mastered a classic palm of a coin. Or they can do a double lift but not a top change. Many moves like these are useful not only in a routine but as clean ups or methods to get out of trouble. So they end up getting ahead of themselves.

Anyway, back to the topic. Sense the beginning I wanted to be a stage magician. To do the "Big stuff." But I figured I'd better learn to master close up first before attempting that. My way of thinking was that if I can be in control of all the aspects in close up. Right in front of there faces. Then I'd have a better chance of being able to succeed in being in control of a larger audience. Walk before I run is basically how I was thinking.

After all these years I'm not sure if I was right on that. I'm just now getting my foot in the door to stage magic. So far it's working but I'll know more after I have more experience.

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After regaining my ability to hear after 20 years of deafness. I learned that there is magic all around you. The simplest sounds that amazed me you probably ignore. Look and listen around you right now. You'll find something you didn't notice before.
Corey Harris
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Well said Jaxon. I have the same kind of thing going on at the magic shop that I go to. The manager is always helping me out, and not letting me get ahead of my self. Because of him I have a decent amount of books in my library and some helpful dvd's. I know he is always there to help me. A few weeks ago he put me on the spot at an adult magic class and had me do an ambitious card. I was nervous, but it has helped. I now have a 6 - 7 effect routine that I have to get down by june for him to critique me on. I hope I can do.
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