These are a list of thoughts that are not true that many beginners, and some more expirianced people, may think about magic.
1: My hands are too small to accomplish any tricks.
Wrong. This is a common excuse among the magicians who are early into practice and are having difficulty learning. You may think that your hands are too small to do a Charlier cut but they are not. You simply may just have the technique wrong or you may need some more practice. I come from a Polish background and my family has very fat fingers, as do most polish people. If something like this may be the case you may just have to adapt the method slightly. Your hands are only too small if you are from 1 year old - 4 years old.
2: I can perfect a simple trick in under 1 hour.
Wrong. Lee Asher, who is an artist here, tells people to make sure they know 3 tricks perfectly instead of 15 tricks fairly well. This is absolutely true. A trick has many variables let me list some for you.
Method- how the trick is done...
Fluency- how smoothly it can be performed...
Flash & Flourish- cuts and other eye candy that make the trick more profesional...
Patter- the story or speach which acompanies the trick...
All these must be absolutely perfect before the trick is ready to be shown. First practice in front of the mirror for hours. Then practice without the mirror. when you have spent the neccesary time on the trick perform it for someone who'll keep the secret if they catch you.
3: I can tell my friends how I did a trick.
Wrong. Your friends may get jealous when you get more attention and spoil the secret for everyone. They might not even do that much. They might even just tell their friends how you dead it and then they tell everyone. If you want to be a REAL magician then you need to uphold the golden rule. Never tell ANYONE how your tricks are done.
4: Magic is expensive.
WRONG. Magic can be learned for only 3 dollars. Simply go out and buy a deck of cards then go down to the local library and get a free library card. Then you can take home a bunch of books on how to do magic tricks and stuff. but remeber to learn 3 tricks perfectly before learning anymore.
That's it for now but there will be more to come. Bye for now.
Your friendly neighborhood Spider-man,
Dylan P.
1: My hands are too small to accomplish any tricks.
Wrong. This is a common excuse among the magicians who are early into practice and are having difficulty learning. You may think that your hands are too small to do a Charlier cut but they are not. You simply may just have the technique wrong or you may need some more practice. I come from a Polish background and my family has very fat fingers, as do most polish people. If something like this may be the case you may just have to adapt the method slightly. Your hands are only too small if you are from 1 year old - 4 years old.
2: I can perfect a simple trick in under 1 hour.
Wrong. Lee Asher, who is an artist here, tells people to make sure they know 3 tricks perfectly instead of 15 tricks fairly well. This is absolutely true. A trick has many variables let me list some for you.
Method- how the trick is done...
Fluency- how smoothly it can be performed...
Flash & Flourish- cuts and other eye candy that make the trick more profesional...
Patter- the story or speach which acompanies the trick...
All these must be absolutely perfect before the trick is ready to be shown. First practice in front of the mirror for hours. Then practice without the mirror. when you have spent the neccesary time on the trick perform it for someone who'll keep the secret if they catch you.
3: I can tell my friends how I did a trick.
Wrong. Your friends may get jealous when you get more attention and spoil the secret for everyone. They might not even do that much. They might even just tell their friends how you dead it and then they tell everyone. If you want to be a REAL magician then you need to uphold the golden rule. Never tell ANYONE how your tricks are done.
4: Magic is expensive.
WRONG. Magic can be learned for only 3 dollars. Simply go out and buy a deck of cards then go down to the local library and get a free library card. Then you can take home a bunch of books on how to do magic tricks and stuff. but remeber to learn 3 tricks perfectly before learning anymore.
That's it for now but there will be more to come. Bye for now.
Your friendly neighborhood Spider-man,
Dylan P.
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