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Firstly, welcome to Talkmagic. where Are you based in the UK ? If so, try and google your closest, or local magic club.. This will be the best place to learn the trade. Especially as you will be getting plenty of advice from seasoned performers etc. Also worth mentioning, the beginners course would also be a great learning process for you.. Just be prepared, as it probably won't be cheap.. Good luck.FreeFlyer wrote:Hi All,
I’m new to magic and would like to get into close up magic. I borrowed Dynamos biography from the library and its inspiring me to get into it. I’ve looked into courses and have found that Davenports do a beginners course starting in Jan 2017. Has anyone tried these? Are these any good? Is there anything I could do in the meantime? Any advice / tips would be really great.
Thanks
magicofthemind wrote:Hi there
Your best bet for a local magic club is the London Society of Magicians, which meets at Davenports in Charing Cross underground station (really).
https://lsmmagic.magicandweb.com/" target="_blank
Or, if you prefer Watford:
http://www.wamclub.co.uk/" target="_blank
Or, in Ealing:
http://www.zodiacmagicalsociety.co.uk/" target="_blank
I'd personally suggest you steer clear of Royal Road. It's heavy going and there's something in Chapter 1 that I could never master. The Mark Wilson Course will give you all round knowledge, including enough card magic to get you started. The Karl Fulves books are very good. The card book that I'd recommend - and I must make it clear here that I don't do card tricks - is The Complete Illustrated Book of Card Magic by Walter Gibson, but you'll have to get it second-hand. Gibson is a much better writer than Hugard; I actually started with another of his books, What's New in Magic, which is back in print. That has extensive chapters on the Hindu Shuffle and Charlier Pass which are worth the price of the book.
The age of a book doesn't really matter. Even the oldest effects are new to the young generation who haven't seen them before. After Mark Wilson, I suggest Henry Hay's Amateur Magician's Handbook.
Barry
mark lewis wrote:Do NOT steer clear of the Royal Road to Card Magic! That, with all due respect, is very daft advice indeed. This is THE classic book on card magic.
Even to this day 50% of my repertoire consists of tricks from the Royal Road. It is a wonderful book. There is nothing "heavy going" in it if you are even moderately intelligent and willing to practice. However, in my usual magnificent spirit of generosity I will be happy to explain properly whatever Barry cannot master. I am getting a strong psychic vibe it is that slightly awkward move in the first trick "Topsy Turvy Cards"..
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