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Buying magic tricks
3 questions you have to ask yourself before buying any magic tricks.
1.Who do you want to perform for?
Who is your audience? Do you just want to know a few magic tricks to impress your friends? That is easy. Or do you want to perform for people you don’t know? Do you want to perform for small groups or for large ones? You also have to decide what kind of audience you want to perform for. Is it for kids or grownups?
All these decisions depend on what kind of magic tricks you choose. So make up your mind. And imagine or ask if the trick you are thinking of is suitable for your audience.
2. What kind of person are you?
You have to fit your personality with the kind of tricks you choose. This is the wonderful thing about magic. There are so many styles of magic; you can find one to fit your personality. Let’s say you are the kind of person who loves to move your body and perhaps have an aesthetic sense. Then perhaps dove magic and illusions are the kind of magic you are searching for. If you love children, you should definitely go for kids magic. If you are a serious kind of guy, then mental magic or fakir tricks could be your choice. If you are a talkative person, who loves mingling with people, you would probably love close-up magic or street magic.
3. Exactly how serious are you?
Are you fascinated by the more hardcore kind of stuff? Magic that requires sleight of hand and years of practice? Then perhaps you should go for advanced card magic, coin magic and the
more classic kind of close-up magic and street magic. There is plenty of material for a lifelong study.
But
If you just want to perform strong magic now And want to learn magic at high speed. Then you should go for some easy magic tricks. By the way most magicians perform a combination of sleight of hand and self-working tricks.
First, try out easy magic tricks
Easy magic tricks can make a very successful magician in no time.
That is because performing magic tricks is not about secrets and strange moves. It is all about interacting with people. Easy magic tricks give you instant success as a beginner in magic because they are easy to learn and easy to perform.
In other words you should not start by spending years practicing difficult skills. I always tell eager students it is okay to practice on the hard sleight of hand stuff.
Start by GETTING OUT there and perform easy self-working magic tricks. This way they build a foundation of self-confidence in a performance situation.
Another thing:
No one tells you that you have to start by doing a full magic show. No reason to make you nervous. Start up slow. Learn a few tricks and PERFORM them in an everyday situation.
Here is the fastest strategy of how to become a magician: Choose two or three easy self-working magic tricks. Learn them. And perform them in situations where no one would expect magic.
You want to surprise friends, family, and strangers in the Mall, kitchen, bars, restaurant and so on. Just say you have something to show them. Watch! And show them just a magic trick or a stunt.
Perform the same trick over and over, but perform it for new people every time as often as possible. This way you quickly build up your self-confidence as a magician and slowly build up your repertoire of powerful magic tricks.
Most beginners in magic can set a little magic show up in a few weeks. Remember that easy magic tricks make you feel relaxed. And when you perform tricks that require no skills, you feel comfortable and relaxed.
You have the power to focus on what is important, that is, to do magic from the audience’s point of view. To do this you don’t need any fancy or expensive equipment.