The key to making your magic great!

Many magicians know that the key to making great magic is practice. However it is not as easy, as all that. For some, practicing is drudgery.  Practice by nature is repetition. Repetition for many it’s boring.  The question becomes how to make it interesting?

 

First and foremost you want to practice something you really want to learn.  If you’re practicing something merely because you must, then the drudgery begins. If the effect or move that you have selected to practice is something that you’re excited about, that you really want to learn, then you have completed the first step toward making practicing interesting.

Next, you don’t have to have long practice periods. There is no need to have an extraordinarily long period that makes you feel weary. It is better to practice a little each day than to practice a large amount one time a week. 

I highly recommend practicing in front of the mirror.  However it comes with a warning. The reason you’re practicing in front of the mirror is to see what the audience sees. This allows you to find out if the move you are doing is visible to the audience. Some magicians have developed a bad habit of blinking or looking away when they do the move. 

Consequently they would never see the move and therefore, they think it was invisible. This trap is easier to fall into than you may think, just be aware of it. 

To be continued....