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But that's just the beginning! In five easy lessons, your magical guides will also teach you how and why magic works, inside secrets that every professional magician uses, and how to talk to your audience and bring out the performer inside of you. You'll discover how magicians rely on the power of science; optical illusions that fool the eye and scientific principles such as chemistry, air pressure and absorption to make the magic happen.
You'll also learn how magicians use misdirection to make the audience look, think and focus their attention where they want them to. You'll find out about sleight of hand, the fancy hand movements that make so many illusions work; and you'll master a sleight of hand trick and the art of acting naturally, step-by-step with The Amazing Houdanny.
We'll talk about the importance of making a special connection with your audience by the words you use, called your patter. You'll learn how to build each trick to a magical moment, the exact instant when the enchantment seems to happen. You'll also begin to develop your own sense of style and delivery. And that's just in Volume 1!
In Volume 2 of the two-part set, you'll learn how to perform even more fantastic routines including:
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• Locator Card Trick
• The Warm Card Trick
• Tumbling Twos
• Two Card Monte
• The Amazing Fruit Prediction Trick
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• The Impossible Book Mystery
• Invisible Hair
• ESP Mania
• Breaking Rubber Bands
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In the five lessons contained in the second volume, we'll be talking about the importance of memorizing your patter, using the element of surprise to your best advantage, building routines with plenty of variety, the importance of music and pantomime, and how to choose great opening and closing illusions.
We'll discuss how to prepare for a show, the best way to rehearse, what to wear, getting your performance space ready, the dress rehearsal, and dealing with nervousness and other common problems that can arise during a show. If that's not enough, we'll be cruising the local library, the Internet and your local trick shop in a never-ending quest to become better and more knowledgeable magicians.
Science Teachers! A supplemental science teacher's activity guide with ten teacher lesson plans is available! Find out more about the science lesson plans.
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