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DoctorAmazo Special user Florida 643 Posts |
I practice for my dog. Really! She is fascinated by the movement and thinks I am talking to her. She follows my every move (Sometimes I think she's burning me, especially on coin manip! But even if she figures it out, who's she gonna tell?)
She never heckles me; and, no matter how bad I do, she always wags at the end. What more could I ask for in an audience? (OK, she IS a lousy tipper...) I also have a long commute to and from work. Often I will run thru my routine in the car, imagining I'm performing. I do the patter out loud, but I just imagine the moves. It's amazing how much that helps with the timing and flow. Obviously, you have to practice actually DOING the physical moves at another time, but this is great "extra credit". It really helps "cement" the routine in your mind so, when you actually perform, you don't have to think about "what's next". It's automagic! And you can concentrate on misdirection and showmanship. And it beats the heck out of screaming and gesturing at the idiot drivers around me! |
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ShidennOdmistL Regular user Vegas 109 Posts |
Here is some guidelines for Jaz and everyone who is willing to listen. Also, feel free to add or correct me in any way. In my opinion, I think this right here is a good set of guide lines for practicing.
Sol PS: Sorry this is really long winded. -- 1) Don't set up a time for practice. Now I know this kinda sounds off, but its true. If you tell yourself you are going to practice, chances are you wont. Why? Well, you turned a fun hobby into a daily chore. No one likes doing chores. 2) Instead of setting up a time, just practice. This may seem contradictary already, but what I mean is just pull out a pack of cards and do some card control. If you are like me, a person who has no time at all, then this would surely work for you cause it works for me. Yes, there are times you should set aside in where you practice a routine or really try hard to concentrate and learn a trick. However, as a daily thing, just do magic. When I walk to class at my university, you can catch me shuffling a pack of cards. However, in truth, I really am controlling the top and bottom cards and making myself familiar with card controls and shuffles. 3) Practice in public. Like number two, just practice while walking somewhere. If you are at the post office, either pull out a pack of cards and practice while waiting in like or just do the motions over and over again. The public will never question what you do and if they do, well, you can practice a trick on them. Experience is everything my friend, which brings me to the next two rules of thumb. 4) No magician is perfect. 5) Do not be afraid to mess up a trick. Those two rules go hand in hand. There was not one magician I've met that has never botched a trick or messed up an effect. I myself have screwed up countless times, at least 2 out of 5 times. Even so, the more you mess up, the more you sharpen your skills to avoid messing up. Plus, botching a trick teaches you how to think on your feet. Sometimes, you may mess up a trick the first time. When you do, you can either move on and try again or continue on and save the effect. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. that's life ya know? Lastly, and probably the most important one of all: 6) Have fun. Do magic that amuses you, not the masses. If you have a favorite sleight or favorite trick you like to perform, performing that will better you off then performing something you don't believe in. Remember, its you the magician that makes the magic real. Not the specs.
Sol Hiden N D Mist...
Never look back.... |
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Edmund_Fitzgerald New user 66 Posts |
I have seen fantastic sleight of hand and I want to emulate those skills. that's what motivates me.
---Magic: Its priceless. Its inside you. ---
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