The Process of Learning Magic Tricks By Eliza Maledevic

Magicians are well known when it comes in performing magic tricks. Most of the time, they serve as an ice breaker in every gathering.

They are the most anticipated performances and having this kind of skills is very useful in many events. This is why there are many people who would want to learn the process. One of the main reasons for this is that there are really lots of people who get entertained by those people who perform tricks.

The popularity of performing magic tricks is actually increasing and it has always make people entertained and get amazed. With this article you will learn some tips to follow while you are in the learning process to perform the tricks. You can make your own tricks or start learning from books, internet and through others. There are lots well known magician in the world, you may not be as good as they are but at least you can make others laugh and entertained.

The first thing that you need to do is to gather information from different resources. There are many resources of information that you can use in learning on how to perform magic tricks. You can start reading books about different tricks. Actually there are many available magic tricks books out in the bookstore or you can just simply borrow from the local library. This is a traditional way of learning different tricks. What is important is that you are exposed to the different tricks and you will be able to learn through the process of learning from books.

And if you are done learning those basic tricks, you can start finding sources for your advanced learning. You can be better in performing some magic tricks when you try to specialize in a certain type of tricks. You may not be able to learn all about the tricks that you may encounter but you can always perform better tricks when you able to learn a certain types of tricks. You can use other resources such as video and the internet. In using video, you will be able to learn the step by step procedures on how a certain tricks are done. You will have a better illustration of what should be done. Internet is also a tool in learning tricks. Whatever method that you prefer what is important is the amount of information that you may get. You must have complete knowledge on how each trick is done.

And another important thing that you must keep in mind is to have enough patients in practicing. You cannot perfect your performance if you are not determined in practicing it. Keep in mind to start with the basic magic tricks before jumping with those complex tricks.

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Hire Me! Auditioning For Musical Theatre - Your Song By Anne Marie Mortensen

I have sat through hundreds of musical theatre auditions for community theatre productions, either as a producer, director, or stage manager. I can tell you that for amateur performers there is a marked delineation between the auditioners who have had competent teaching and those who have either not benefited from lessons, or who have had bad teachers. This is true for all three aspects of the musical theatre audition: singing, dancing, and acting.

The thing about lessons, especially for singers, is that your teacher will help you to find a song that is suitable for your voice. This is a valuable service that they offer, bringing their broader range of knowledge to serve their client. Your vocal teacher will be able to find a piece for you that you can master, and they will help you to master it before your audition.

Here are three suggestions that will help you to tune up your audition:

1. Choose musical theatre pieces. This sounds simple, but too many times, I sit through an audition that is lacklustre because the actor chooses a popular song. I would quite honestly rather hear a really proficient rendition of 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' than "Hey Jude" any day. And I love The Beatles, but without the backup vocals and instrumentation behind it, the song is not very wide ranging or entertaining.
2. Play it safe. Auditions are not the place to try to hit that high 'C' unless you have absolutely no difficulty hitting it every single day. You want to show your ability, but unless you are certain of every single note in a song, then you need to choose something else that you can hit every time.
3. Bring it to life. Think of your song as musical monologue and put something of a character into it. Your goal is to show the director that you can sell a song: so sell it!

Remember that the purpose of an audition is to show off what you can do best. So prepare, prepare, and prepare. Ask for help, ask for pointers, use your teachers, your friends, your fellow actors and get some objective, constructive insight before you get to your audition.

Anne Marie Mortensen is a theatre producer, director and coach in Kingston Ontario. Her business partnership, Bottle Tree Productions, is the Company in Residence at the Wellington Street Theatre.
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How to Do Magic Tricks For Fun - Match Mind Reading! By Michael Breck

This is a great little trick for the bar or any social occasion. Even though you do not look, you are able to predict how many matches a spectator has moved from one pile to another.

How It Looks To The Audience

The magician turns his back and asks a spectator to make three piles of matches, each containing no less than four matches. He is also told to put the same number of matches in each pile. The magician then asks to spectator to take three matches from each of the end piles and place them in the center pile. The magician then asks him to count the numbers of matches in either end pile and take that amount away from the center pile and put them in the left pile. When the spectator is finished, the magician correctly states the number of matches in the middle pile!

How The Tricks Is Done

The secret is simple. If you follow the instructions above, then there will always be nine matches left in the center pile. You could announce this as the answer, but do not. Cover up your tracks and make it a bit more complicated by asking him to move a few more matched from pile to pile, while mentally keeping track of the total.

For example, ask the spectator to move four matches from the left pile to the middle pile. This will make the center pile contain thirteen matches. Then ask him to move two matches from the center pile to the right pile. This will leave eleven matches in the center pile and you can grandly announce this as the total.

You can safely repeat this trick. However, some spectator may suspect you are using an arithmetical system to obtain the same results each time. However, by varying the number of matches moved, you can fool them by arriving at a different total each time.

You can confuse them even more by asking them to initially move one, two, or four matches from the end piles to the middle pile, instead of three. If one match is moved, then the final number in the middle pile will be three. If two matches are moved, then the final number in the middle pile will be six. If three matches are moved, then the final number will be nine.

The number in the middle pile will always be three time the number of matches you ask the spectator to move from the end piles to the center pile. Knowing this, you can vary the procedure to keep the final total different each time you do the trick.

Michael Breck is a professional Magician in Scotland. He also runs an entertainment agency called The Magic Agency, which supplies bands, string quartets, harpists, and entertainers for weddings and events. For a mind-explosion of entertainment ideas go to Weddings and Events