I asked this in another forum, and just wanted another set of opinions. I have been out of magic for a few years now, and am just now getting back into it more seriously, and when I was in it before, I didn't know much. Recently I had started to read through the Royal Road, and have purchased quite a bit of DVDs and effects, which I know is bad, because that's what I used to do, and I either would watch the DVD and not put the effort into it, or I would do it, and only perform it a couple of times and then forget about it, etc.
I was told by certain people to put down the Royal Road and to pick up Mark Wilson's Magic Course, I recently purchased this book on my magic buying spree, and I also purchased Joshua Jay's Magic Course as well. I am going to put a lot of time and effort into learning from these books, but at the same time, I don't want to have to give up Cards, or learning new coin material. I understand that the reason they recommend I study Mark Wilson's Course is so that I get a good understanding of the fundamentals of magic, and sleight of hand, and I want to be a good sleight of hand artist, and magician, but I also want to study stuff that is outside the range of that book.
I am about half way through the Royal Road To Card Magic, and the advice I pretty much got was to put down my cards, and only study from Wilson's Magic Course. I don't want to be just a card magician, I want to be a good all around magician, who can do impromptu magic, and not have to worry about not having a deck of cards around, and I would also love to excel at coin magic as well.
I am more of a visual learning, and I prefer DVDs, but I understand that books help you come up with your own patter, and own presentation styles on how tricks are done, and I can appreciate that, but even with the Royal Road book, I own the 5 DVD Set with R. Paul Wilson, just so I have that extra visual aid/modern input.
I am pretty much looking for direction, and I am very indecisive at times, and also need help coming up with a schedule, and a study guide, on how to make the most of my time, without keeping on this path of buying effects that are beyond my skill level, or that I plain just don't need at this very moment in time. Below is a list of what I currently own;
Tool by David Stone, Dress Code, Banded by Garret Thomas, Color Changes by Jay Noblezada, SPONGE by Jay Noblezada, David Roth's Expert Coin Magic Made Easy 3 DVD set, The Royal Road to Card Magic 5 DVD Set with R. Paul Wilson, Bending the Real by Jay Sankey, On the Spot by Greg Wilson, Metal by Eric Jones, Touch by Hanson Chien, and GREED by Danny Garcia, Invisible by Oz Pearlman, and Stripper by Oz Pearlman, Mark Wilson's Course in Magic, and Joshua Jay's Magic Course. (keep in mind almost half of this came from penguin magic's "5 for $99" deal)
As you can see, I own a lot of stuff, yet I can't perform most of it, and one of the main reasons why is because...impulsive is one of them, but the main reason why is that I am horrible with coming up with a schedule to study most of it, and also I seem to want to jump onto something new. I want to put an end to this, and that is why I came here today to ask you guys for your help. If you are still reading this so far I appreciate your time, and apologize for such a long post.
I pretty much need a kind soul out there to help me come up with a personal study guide/schedule to help me actually become a good magician, instead of a collector of magic effects. Thanks for your time.
I was told by certain people to put down the Royal Road and to pick up Mark Wilson's Magic Course, I recently purchased this book on my magic buying spree, and I also purchased Joshua Jay's Magic Course as well. I am going to put a lot of time and effort into learning from these books, but at the same time, I don't want to have to give up Cards, or learning new coin material. I understand that the reason they recommend I study Mark Wilson's Course is so that I get a good understanding of the fundamentals of magic, and sleight of hand, and I want to be a good sleight of hand artist, and magician, but I also want to study stuff that is outside the range of that book.
I am about half way through the Royal Road To Card Magic, and the advice I pretty much got was to put down my cards, and only study from Wilson's Magic Course. I don't want to be just a card magician, I want to be a good all around magician, who can do impromptu magic, and not have to worry about not having a deck of cards around, and I would also love to excel at coin magic as well.
I am more of a visual learning, and I prefer DVDs, but I understand that books help you come up with your own patter, and own presentation styles on how tricks are done, and I can appreciate that, but even with the Royal Road book, I own the 5 DVD Set with R. Paul Wilson, just so I have that extra visual aid/modern input.
I am pretty much looking for direction, and I am very indecisive at times, and also need help coming up with a schedule, and a study guide, on how to make the most of my time, without keeping on this path of buying effects that are beyond my skill level, or that I plain just don't need at this very moment in time. Below is a list of what I currently own;
Tool by David Stone, Dress Code, Banded by Garret Thomas, Color Changes by Jay Noblezada, SPONGE by Jay Noblezada, David Roth's Expert Coin Magic Made Easy 3 DVD set, The Royal Road to Card Magic 5 DVD Set with R. Paul Wilson, Bending the Real by Jay Sankey, On the Spot by Greg Wilson, Metal by Eric Jones, Touch by Hanson Chien, and GREED by Danny Garcia, Invisible by Oz Pearlman, and Stripper by Oz Pearlman, Mark Wilson's Course in Magic, and Joshua Jay's Magic Course. (keep in mind almost half of this came from penguin magic's "5 for $99" deal)
As you can see, I own a lot of stuff, yet I can't perform most of it, and one of the main reasons why is because...impulsive is one of them, but the main reason why is that I am horrible with coming up with a schedule to study most of it, and also I seem to want to jump onto something new. I want to put an end to this, and that is why I came here today to ask you guys for your help. If you are still reading this so far I appreciate your time, and apologize for such a long post.
I pretty much need a kind soul out there to help me come up with a personal study guide/schedule to help me actually become a good magician, instead of a collector of magic effects. Thanks for your time.
