Magic Lessons - Brad Burt

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Mini Magic Course Lesson #1

Audience Proi!ity

Hello davor

One of the things that I wanted to do when I set up my e-mail list was to come up with aseries of 8-1 !asic "now $%& introduction to magic lessons that would !e helpful to fol's (uststarting out in magic and perhaps even helpful to those who have !een involved for a while)*his is the first of those lessons and deals with one of the critical areas of magical

performance whether you are (ust starting out or whether you are a full time pro) *he issue+

,.C/ and .udience ro0imity)davor here is a situation that you can pro!a!ly see in your minds eye))))may!e it has evenhappened to you% 2ou are performing a tric' for one or more friends and one of them reachesover and gra!s the critical prop at the critical time and !asically ruins the performance) 3otit+ /veryone and I mean /veryone has !een through this) 2ou hate it !ut it happens)45*))))here6s the cool thing))))it does not have to ever happen again and I6m going to tell youhow to manage things so that it does 6not6 happen again)7irst simply !e prepared) It is very much as if you are loo'ing for the hitman in the shadowswhen you go to the store at night) ust !eing aware that it can happen will stop it from !eing a

pro!lem a!out 9:; of the time) 6*gra! anything%%% *rust me on this= 2O5 control the situation))) especially !efore anythingstarts% ,ay ?Loo' let6s get everyone "or 6you6 if only one person& situated li'e this so thateveryone will !e a!le to see e0actly what is going on)? ,ee what I mean) 4e the nice guywho want6s to help your audience out%It is this simple))))put audience mem!ers at (ust that distance from you so that they cannotmess with your show) .s time goes on you will @>O< who will !e a pro!lem) >ot always

!ut mostly) .nyone drun' can !e real !ad news !ut not necessarily) 7or what ever reasonwomen tend to gra! more than men and they are 7.,*% It is li'e a Aen stone snatching tric')


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Mini Magic Course Lesson #

What #earned Early

Hello again davor

o) in my Mini Magic Course series) . little history)I first !ecame aware of magic when my !est friend in unior High showed me a couple ofvery cool 6tric's6 from a small magic set that he received for Christmas) One of the itemsfooled me and then fooled me again and then again% I was totally !lown away) I e0amined the

props and was simply clueless)

I thought cool I have to get some of this stuff !ut there simply was no magic shop etc)close to me)I ended up finding a small magic !oo' and spent hours learning the tric's inside !ut they.LL used props as opposed to s'ill) I had to prepare stuff or have some special item ortric'ed up dec' of cards)

*hen the !rea'through= I found a used copy of the .mateur Magician6s Hand!oo' !y HenryHay and I was in a whole new and wonderful world) I was in fact in the world that I mostwanted to !e in magically) *his classic taught me the !asics of solid sleight-of-handtechniue with cards coins and much more) I was learning how to pic' up a standard normal

dec' of cards and do miracles) *his was the 6B/.L6 stuff and I was truly in magicheaven)

Loo' the reason I am telling you this is that after F:G years of *eaching and selling magic I@>O< that although you can and


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$ear da%or&

Had a uestion come in recently= How O you do great magic at a moments notice+ It6s agood uestion and what6s really cool))))there is an easy to implement answer%

4eing a!le to do some 6good6 magic at a moments notice is really more of a mind set thananything else) ust as'ing the uestion is the !est place to start !ecause it ma'es you awareof what is !asically a lac' of preparation for most fol's)

One of the nice things a!out !eing a!le to do sleight-of-hand with coins small !alls spongethim!les and !illiard !alls is that the s'ill sets you acuire can !e moved laterally to items thatyou are more li'ely to find anywhere and anytime)

7or instance it6s not that difficult to find either a small 1 FD$?-? solid !all of some 'ind thatyou can manipulate ala 4illiard 4alls you (ust can6t do the multiplying part) *hin' of all thethings that you could use to do the one two in the hand one in the poc'et loo' all three are

!ac' in the hand%Here)))right off the top of my head= *hree !ottle caps) 7or a finale you produce the large capfrom a (ar of some 'ind etc)

I highly suggest getting any or all of the *om Mullica s on Impromptu magic) Here6s alin' to my site for volume 1=http=DDwww)ne0ternal)comD!!urtDroductF9

!ut everyone carries or can get them) *he sheer amount of usa!le >O>-C.B material isstunning% Mullica does a super! (o! of performing and then e0plaining the routines).nd)))unli'e some 6impromptu6 material out there it B/.LL2 I, impromptu)

Beally even now sit down and thin' a!out what you 'now that you could do with !orroweditems+


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Mini Magic Course Lesson #F

o( To )et *e%%ed +p Magically

ear davor

*his is Lesson >o)F in the 4rad 4urt Mini Magic Course) .ctually it is more li'ecommentary up to this point !ut that6s o')I have !een doing this over F: years and I have one ma(or goal in teaching magic=Ma'e it possi!le for fol's to have not (ust a good time doing magic !ut a 3B/.* time)

I am going to tell you my ,uper ,ecret 7ormula for magic addiction= .s soon as you can foolthe snot outta someone) Beally)I mean (ust !low them away) Leave them in the dust) Have them drooling onthemselves)))))well you get the idea)

I was in my late teens and (ust really coming into some really cool techniue with cards coinsand rope) I (ust could >O* fool my mom) It literally drove me nuts) >ow understand mymom has a really high I)J) and is tough as nails on the fooling front !ut come on%

7inally I !ought this 'iller little rope tric' called the rofessors >ightmare) 2ou may 'nowit= *hree ropes of different length change visi!ly to three ropes of e0actly the same length)

2ou even count them one at a timeto show that the transformation was real) //B 7OB3O**/> I*%

Oh man I am not 'idding))))>O do it too) Magic is (ustnot as difficult as most fol's thin' and that is part of the secret= ,ome of the !est tric's aresome of the simplest and easiest) on6tget me wrong) I6m trying to !e upfront and tell you the way it B/.LL2 is and not someswill) 2ep there is some hard stuff in magic !ut you don6t want to start with that%

I have some good recommendations on the site at=http=DDwww)magicshop)comDonlineKstore)htmin a variety of categories) Have uestions+ lease let me 'now) 2ou can contact me online at=

!rad!urtmagicEyahoo)com "My I don6t get a lot of spam address%%%&

3ood luc' and let me 'now if I can !e of any service

4rad 4urt
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Mini Magic Course Lesson #$

)etting Sho(s,

ear davor

I realie that a 6getting gigs6 lesson might seem a little advanced for Lesson >o)$ of my Mini MagicCourse !ut I also 'now that some of the fol's who have signed up for this course and 5pdates are

at the stage of doing shows for money) ,oooooo))))I thought I would insert one of my favorite minilessons on getting shows once you have an .ct commercial enough to sell) Let me tell you upfront))))the stuff you are a!out to read is @ILL/B% If you are a!le to ma'e what I suggest happenyou could easily !e sitting on : to F in e0tra income a year wor'ing part time%

*his is >O* !un') I have an old and dear friend who was a successful commercial realtor) arttime he did magic shows that put F plus in his poc'et a year%

Loo' you may never want to perform for money) *hat6s cool) Most magicians are ho!!yists doingmagic simply for the fun of doing it) 4ut 2O5 may !e surprised that as your techniue gets !etterand as you start to impress your friends with the professional loo' of what you do))))2O5 .B/

3OI>3 *O 3/* .,@/ I7 2O5 O ,HOOow once you have your !asics !oo's then !ecome one of the moste0traordinary deals in magic) *hey give much more generally thanthey cost) .nd they can !e easily carried a!out and don6t need

!atteries%

.nyway))))comments uestions+ Let me 'now%

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Magic -irst Aid .it

2o davor

*his one is for those of you that are actually doing shows forMO>/2 or who plan on doing shows) 2ou have an act and youare actively promoting that act .> getting some paying gigs)


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*his emergency 'it contains those supplies that might mean thedifference !etween doing a solid or great show or offering up a

!om!) It contains little things that you may need on the spur of themoment and wish that you had) Let6s ta'e a loo' at what I put

in my Magic 7irst .id @it and why) >ote first that I use a smallfishing tac'le !o0)

In the !o0 I have= 1 each ,harpie mar'ers in red green !lac' and!lueP 1 !ottle of liuid paperP several sies of 4and .idsP small!ottle ru!!er cementP ru!!er !ands various siesP small tin ofasprinP pac'ets of .l'aselter lus Cold ta!sP tape of various'indsP thread of various 'indsP small sewing 'it with thim!le threadand needlesP some small velcro self stic' ta!sP N-.cto 'nife) .

protein energy !ar or two)

If you e0amine the a!ove !asic 'it you will see that it offersthe widest possi!le range of emergency supplies) ">ote=2O5B 'it will have other items that are particular to the routinesetc) that you do)& *he ,harpies are wonderful for mas'ing scrapesetc) on props and ta!les having cards signed ma'ing signs etc)*he Liuid paper is really nifty for mas'ing things that need whitefor the cover) *he ru!!er cement has more uses than you can sha'ea stic' at from ma'ing up your *orn and Bestored >ewspaper to auic' repair of a prop to attaching something to the !ottom of a ta!leand on and on)

*he .l'asleter lus saved my performing life twice when I wasso sic' that I could !arely see)


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-a%orite Magic Books

ear davor

One of the uestions that I get on a veryconsistent !asis is what are the my favoritemagic !oo's+ : years ago this was a much easier uestion toanswer !ecause the num!er of !oo's was much much smaller% 4utfor all that there are some classics that are pro!a!ly !etter !uystoday than they were : years ago)

My all time favorite !oo' is Henry Hays .mateur Magician6sHand!oo') If you can find .>2 of the hard!ound editions of thisyou have found a treasure) I !elieve that there is a small paper!ac'edition !ut it so small that it is difficult to learn the material) *his isa perfecte0ample of a !oo' that was pu!lished in hard!ound for a reason)/ven the paper version is worthwhile if only for the first couple ofchapters on theory) ,uper!) Chec' you local used !oo' stores)

My all time favorite card !oo' is Harry Loraynes stone cold classic?Close-up Card Magic?) "Hopefully !y the time you get this it will

!e up on the online catalog%& *his !oo' is (ust filled withsome of the !est card effects ever devised) .s with all Lorayne

!oo's the writing is 7irst Bate) /asy to understand you will learnmany valua!le techniues as you learn the tric's themselves) Highlyrecommended)

)4) 4o!o6s >ew Modern Coin Magic is the !asic te0tfor those whowant to learn good solid coin magic) *he !oo' is filled withtechniue and tric's that will 'eep you !usy for years) Onesuggestion= 4uy only the Hard!ound version and not the lesse0pensive over edition) *he over edition is missing a!out 1DF ofthe !est material that the revised hard!ound edition has) I do notcarry this !oo' at this time !ut it is availa!le from Magic Inc) in
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Chicago Illinois)

7or !oo's that are of recent pu!lication the Card College !oo'svolumes 1-$ !y Bo!erto 3io!!i are incredi!le) *hey are systematicand well illustrated) If you are loo'ing for a !oo' as opposed to a

video to get you into card techniue these are without peer)

4oo's on general magic such as the Mar' ot me)


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Oh man how fun is that%

O)') the a!ove I, a !latant commercial !utthere you go)))))on to the /,,.2=


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#- Mostly the a!ove type is not the norm) Mostly fol's will really!e caught up in the moment of magic and casually want to seethe prop you used) *he ultimate method of handling this and it6s theone I too' "and thus my 19 6s on ,leight-of-Hand% 7oundhere= http=DDwww)ne0ternal)comD!!urtDCategory18&) *hat is I went

for pure sleight-of-hand and only used things that could !ee0amined%

#F- 4ut what if you want to use an Invisi!le ec' or my poc'etfavorite the *wo Ones *o . *wo+ >either one can !e loo'ed at%O* going to showyou my *BIC@) 2es you are correct I am not a real magician)

Oooooo there6s a revelation)
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Most of the last paragraph is su! te0t) ,I/ M.>>/B O,,I4L/) I say itlightly and without chee') I O>6* * to start a war) I want toavoid one) In one sense you can6t win) ,o you have to learn to avoidas much as possi!le !eing in the position to get hassled and if that

doesn6t wor' learn to duc')

*hought and practice has made all of the a!ove automatic for me) Ifyou want to en(oy your magic ma0imally you have to ma'e itautomatic for you also) ./,, is your first line of defense)Bead this article at least once or more a month for a year) O2 your magic% *a'e care

.nyway))))ta'e care and have a great day%

,incerely




Magic is /ust Plain -un

ear davor

I remem!er two things a!out magic that are still vivid to this day) Iremem!er the first time that I was B/.LL2 fooled and amaed !ya card tric' and I remem!er the first time that I really fooled andamaed someone with a magic tric')

I li'ed it !oth times) I LI@/ !eing fooled!y a magic tric') 3etting the psychic rush


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as my !rain was left !ehind at some point only to arrive a little toofast and slip on theeffect generated !y the magicians s'ill andsu!tlety) Ooooooooooo !ut that6s fun)

I 'now that some fol's are offended andDorthreatened !y a good magic tric') *hat6s sad) *here is no reason to

!e threatened !ummed out etc) *he easiest people to fool as a ruleare in fact the most intelligent) I won6t go into why !ut trust me onthis)

4ut I6m not really writing this a!out 6them6out there !ut a!out 6you6 and your e0perience of magic) Here6s the

!ottom line= Magic is (ust plain fun) It may have historical roots inthe disreputa!le) In the con games of huc'sters and other evenmore dar' trade !ut modern magic has

come out of the dar' corners and offerssomething that is important to the world= . visual manifestation ofwhat wonder is in a small child)


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techniues in magic) when it happens in the hand of the spectator+Oh !oy%

7irst the manipulation of the two largerra!!its is !asic ,ponge techniue) I usemy 1--F move taught in detail in my ,pongeideo "Li'e all my personal videos it is 1;3uaranRtReReRd !y the way% If itdoesn6t wor' for you)))return it)&

4ut let6s ta'e a moment and start from


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the !eginning !ecause what I really want tocover is the techniue for the 6,*/.L6 ofthe small !uns) *a'e your small ra!sand mash them into a small !all and placethem in the inner upper corner of your BI3H*

B/.B .>*, OC@/*) on6t worry whetherthey stay really mashed up they will !efine) *he two large ra!s are on the ta!le)2ou pic' up #1 with your B)H) and fa'e

putting it into your L)H) which closesover nothing and moves away to the Left)2our B)H) immediately pic's up the ra! onthe ta!le smashing it together with the# !ig !unny) lace !oth in the handof your spectator) "I,H/% *hey open their handand find that they have 4O*H !unnies)

>ote that this situation now sets them uppsychologically for the misdirection neededfor you to O4*.I> *H/ ,M.LL B.44I*, O3% *hey are focused for the momentupon how the other large ra!!it got intotheir hand% .lways 'eep this principle in mindfor the future) I call this the re ,et-5p)

O)') let6s continue) Let6s go !ac' to the pointwhere they opened their hand to show that theyhad !oth large ra!!its) Here is what actuallyhappened in totality= 2ou open your hand to showit empty) ,5BBI,/% 2ou now turn you left sidemore to the audience) 2our B)H) goes down casuallyto your hip as your L)H) points to yourspectator6s closed hand and you 7OC5, allattention on that hand) 2O5 stare at it) 2O5

point dramatically at it) 2O5 CO>*BOL *H/

.**/>*IO> O7 *H/ .5I/>C/%%%% 2O5% .s thespectator opens their hand your B)H) snea's up


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and simply gra!s the little ra!!its out ofyour !ac' poc'et) 5,* O I*% Co-ordinate the6,*/.L6 with the pointing and opening of thespectators hand)

>ow the !est part) 2ou immediately gra! one ofthe large ra!!its with your B)H) and mash thesmall ra!s with the large one and then pic' up theother large ra!!it and place .LL in the spectator6shand saying something to the effect of ?O)')let6s give you !oth mom and dad ra!!it) >owsha'e them up and little)))yes li'e that)? 2ouhave them open their hand and 2.%

Loo' closely at what is taught here !ecause it6sall there) 2ou can misdirect your audience in

different ways !ut they will .LL have aspectsof what I teach a!ove) 3o forth and !low minds%2our !uddy

4rad 4urt

Oh% 4y the way I love notes from clients telling methat what I have produced has in fact wor'ed forthem) My videos in particular were and are ala!or of love) *hey are made to a very veryspecific formula helped !y the fact that I taughtmagic techniue in four different magic schools forover years) Here is one letter=

?Hi 4radust a wee note to say how much I en(oy your teaching tapes) Ithin' you are a great teacher you are fullof enthusiasm and simplicity in the given techniues).s a teacher of drama I can appreciate this) I havethree of your videos and I am eventually wor'ing myway through each tape so I have the complete collection)

@eep up the great and e0cellent wor'%%%Begards ,haunIreland? "*han's ,haun%&


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Succeed *ight A(ay

ear davor

id you try the material in the last lesson+2ou 'now)))you don6t need little !unnies to

give it a try) *a'e a sponge and rip it intotwo large sponges a!out an inch suare and five or so little sponge

pieces) I6ve used wadded up nap'ins etc)

.nyway I wanted to tal' !riefly today on how to 'ic' start yourmagic ho!!y) Here6s the secret= ust get one tric') ust one) /itherfrom your friendly dealer or from a !oo' in the local li!rary etc)ust one tric' that sounds good to you) *hat sounds li'e (ust thething you would li'e to learn) .nd then simply learn it and do it)

4ut there is a further secret that I can

guarantee from over F: years of selling inventing performing andteaching magic that will ma'e your magic e0perience B/.LL2B/.LL2 cool) %

ic' a tric' and get it down) I6ve included suggestion in this e-mail of items that areguaranteed to produce) >one of them are that difficult to do althoughthey will ta'e some practice) 4ut if you do them even half waydecently))))you will 'ill with 6em% *his isgreat stuff that will get you off to a solidstart and none of the items are e0pensive)


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Mini Magic Course Lesson #1F

The Magic State o0 Mind

ear davor

*his is lesson >o)1F in the 4rad 4urt Mini

Magic Course) Bemem!er if they are starting to drive you nuts asimple clic' at the end of this email and you are gone) >o pro!lem)

I honestly !elieve the what you are a!out to read is one of the if not*H/ most important concepts you will ever learn magically) Imean that)

*oday I am going to address a techniue that anyone can use toliterally ma'e the magic that they do from 1-F; !etter)erhaps even more% *he techniue itself is !ased on a philosophicalnotion that I had many years ago when I was teaching magic on an

almost full time !asis)


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*hin' for a moment= to put a coin in yourLeft Hand so that a moment later you can open that hand and showit empty))) your L)H) so that when

you open that hand and find it empty the audience will !elieve thatthe coin is no longer there !ecause well 4/C.5,/ it H.vanished+

Loo'))))face it)))if your audience does not !uy into the 7.C* thatyou B/.LL2 placed the coin in your L)H) there will !e no magic)Bight+ *hin' a!out this carefully) *he magic that we do onlyhappens !ecause the audience if only for a moment !uys into O5B/L5,IO> if you will)

.nd)))here it comes))))the important part)))*he stronger


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at that for a moment) Let6s say you are doing the classic coin routine Coins fromHand to Hand) 2ou show four half dollars and one at a time they seem tomagically (ump from one hand to the other)2ou show them apparently all in the L)H) and ap one is instantly over in the B)H)and so forth) >ow as you present this effect you could do it so casually and withso little emphasis that your audience won6t really care what you are doing) 4ut

let6s say that6s not the pro!lem) Let6s saythat you are really attempting to do the !est (o! technically you can) 2ou pause foremphasis at the correct times) 2ou !uild suspense) 2ou perform the moves

perfectly) *hat6s 3B/.*))))45*%


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start) 2esaudience pro0imity has to !e ta'en into account when wor'ing !ut more thanthat))))2O5 must !e in charge) ,tan has a terrific suggestion= ,tart !y movingyouraudience around) *his is su!tle) 2ou wal' out to do a stand up set) ?Hello? yousay ?Could I get you fol's in the !ac' to move up)? >o uestion here) 2ou are

really saying MO/ 5) 2ou may move a couple of people around for anotherlogical !ut again CO>*BOL reason) 2ou can do this in a close-up situation also)I wor'edmostly standing at my ta!le at parties !efore -1 spectators at a time) .s' thatthe guy or gal in the !ac' move over to the side) ,huffle a couple of fol's in thefront so the ones in !ac' can see !etter)

>ow understand that you don6t always have to do this) *here will !e times inwhich you 'now that you have the control that you need and go from there)

ust remem!er= In the world of entertainment 2O5 the performer are the one incontrol) 2ou organie the entertainment and present it !efore the crowd in suchway that they are entertained) *hat6s what you are hired for) .nd it all comes with

e0perience) ,o the other rule is=

>ever never never >//B give up) *a'e care

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*e2uests,

ear davor

*his is the 1th in my series of Mini Magic Lessons) 4y the way this is pro!a!lythe most successful thing I have doneonline% *he response has !een far !eyond my wildest hopes) I mean that) *hetruth of the matter is that this course was originally designed to !e 8 may!e 1lessons !ut thefeed!ac' from 2O5 has !een so terrific I have (ust 'ept them coming)

I figured the time was perfect to put out a formal call to my su!scri!ers=


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*hat6s a!out it) I can6t thin' of anything else that could get me in trou!le ordisadvantage the magic craft in any way) Juestions on starting a magic !usinessgetting shows

practice etc) are welcome) *a'e care and let me 'now personally if there isanything that I can help you with)

4est regards

4rad 4urt owner4rad 4urt6s Magic ,hop

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Positi%e 3egati%e Principle

ear davor

*his lesson is a very e0citing one) I was taught the !asic idea of theositiveD>egative rinciple ">& many years ago !y ,tan .llen the pu!lisher ofMagic Magaine as part of the material he wanted me to teach) I have used andtaught this little !it of magical philosophy ever since) 3et an understanding of is way to enhance 2O5Bawareness of is wor'ing for you) It is a techniue to help you command theattention of your audience in such amanner that they are unaware that you are in fact controlling


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the coin) *he B)H) covers the coin for a moment and closes over it) ".ctually thecoin falls into the L)H) and is palmed away as the B)H) 7.@/, ta'ing the coinand closing)& *he L)H) secretly palming the coin falls to your side as the B)H)supposedly holding the coin clenched in it6s closedfist moves up and to the right)

Juestion= O magic possi!le) Come on did you get that+++*hin' a!out it) I7)))your audience 'nowsthat the coin is B/.LL2 in the L)H) then when the B)H) opens there will !e nosurprise)

+ /verything% *he ositive point ofinterest is the point I,

,5O,/ *O 4/% *he rule is= *he positive point .LO attention% It falls to your side forgotten) Imean that literally= 7orgotten) .ll your 6magic mind6 attentionis commanded !y the B)H) which !ears its precious cargo up and to the side) *heB)H) opens slowly and with focus) *he hand is found empty leaving the onlyconclusion= *he coin has vanished% Magic has ta'en place) 2O5 are very verycool to !e a!le to do such things%

5se > as a tool to help you !ecome a !etter magician and then let it fall away)My sincerest regards

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Magician as Psychic

2o davor

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Here is a truth= Laypersons tend to !elievethat ,2CHIC stuff is B/.L) *hey tend to thin' of M.3IC as a hustle or con)If you are going to put a mental routine into yourshow you need a solid reason


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newly learned action patter routine etc) is /B7/C*/*/CH>IC.LL2% Let6s say that again= B.C*IC/ I, *H.* *IM/ 5,/ *O/B7/C* . >// */CH>IJ5/%%%

Behearsal is that time spent in practicing your full .C*) 2our .C* is all of thea!ove L/.B>/ and /B7/C*/ techniues strung together into a cohesive

whole) Beadwhat comes ne0t B/.LL2 carefully= 2*HI>3 else is practice%

ow)))move out into the show) H/.B the following= Ladies and gentleman weare honored to have one of the finest magical entertainers in this part of the statewith ustonight% lease give a !ig 4I3 CO5>*B2 welcome to %? Hear that applause and*O the stage% on6t mess around) O it as if 2O5 M/.> it or don6t

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Mini Magic Course Lesson #

Eercise That 4oice

ear davor

uring the years that I was performing I came up with what I li'ed to thin' of as *OOL,or /N/BCI,/, to help me !e a

!etter more e0pressive performer) I devised these e0ercises to help e0pand my range

!oth ver!ally and physically) *hatis I wanted 6things to do6 that would help me learn to control my OIC/ and it6s rangeand my 7.C/ and 4O2 and how they appeared to the audience)

I am going to release these e0ercises to you one at a time in the hopes that their use willhelp 2O5 !ecome the !est performer of which you are capa!le) *he nice thing a!outthese little 6*OOL,6 is that the performer who really has no desire to hit the !ig time canuse them at home and aloneto create a !etter wor'ing persona while the performer loo'ing to go into full time wor'as a magician will want to e0plore things !eyond what I am going to descri!e)

7or instance= *a'e acting classes at the local C) *a'e speech dance movement) *a'eclasses on *heatre arts and stage management and wor') *a'e mime (uggling etc)

/N/BCI,/ #1 - ,ince most of us will !egin our magic wor' doing what we can call6*al'ing6 or 6ersonality6 performance then it !ehooves us to wor' on or voice) Ourrange of e0pression and intonation) 7or that purpose you are going to B/. O5*LO5 to a room filled with an imagined audience) "Magic ,tate of MI>& 2ou aregoing to read !oth poetry and prose) My favorites were oe ,ha'espeare etc) ,electmaterial that ,*B/*CH/, you as a performer) ow read a long piece and do vocal change up in tone volume etc) ary uic'ly up anddown the scale and then stretch the changes out) ,tart with a very high volume and andwor' downward to a whisper and vis versa)

.nd)))do all of this to that .udience that sits watching you raptly from the couch) Loo' at*H/IB eyes) *ry to draw them into the drama the comedy the story that you aretelling them)


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Working on the -ace

ear davor

O)') you are practicing your interpretive reading s'ills !ut there (ust seems to !esomething missing)


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Mini Magic Course Lesson #F

2ou Can o It

Hello again davor

, of your friends family co-wor'ers etc) It is (ust a gas% 3ive it a try and let6s have fun%

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Mini Magic Course Lesson #$

The Proble! o0 1riti2ue

Hello davor

*his is not meant to !e a looong essay as some of the past few have !een) 4ut I have !eental'ing to some other magic friends and something really struc' me) It struc' me !ecause Ithin' it could !e the most powerful way to improve your magic that is availa!le) .nd it6s

free%

It6s one of those good news and !ad news things) *he good news+ *his techniue is free andgenerally availa!le to (ust a!out everyone) *he !ad news+ 7or most of us including myselfit is a painful process) Oh great 4rad% *hat6s (ust what we want),ure give us a techniue that6s positive !ut hurts) 3reat)


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