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by dat8962 » Jul 1st, '05, 18:38
Hi Taylor and welcome - from one Taylor to another 
I'd recommend that you make contact with your local magic society. Don't be put off by an audition as you'll find that you won't usually get to the audition stage until you;ve been along to a few meetings anyway (three or four perhaps). This will give you plenty of time to build your confidence. You may also find that there are a number of people there who are perhaps less experienced than you are too.
once you're there - you'll wish you had visited / joined sooner!
I'd recommend that you make contact with your local magic society. Don't be put off by an audition as you'll find that you won't usually get to the audition stage until you;ve been along to a few meetings anyway (three or four perhaps). This will give you plenty of time to build your confidence. You may also find that there are a number of people there who are perhaps less experienced than you are too.
once you're there - you'll wish you had visited / joined sooner!
Member of the Magic Circle & The 2009 British Isles Close-Up Magician of the Year
It's not really an optical illusion - it just looks like one!
It's not really an optical illusion - it just looks like one!
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by andyroo » Jul 2nd, '05, 01:20
Hey welcome and i hope you have fun here at TM and its a learning experience, and you become a more experienced magician and be able to express yourself in a magical way... 
nahh just kidding with you just have fun
nahh just kidding with you just have fun
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by Salsa Jack » Jul 4th, '05, 10:25
Hi Taylor
You make a very valid point about the auditions to join a Magic society.
It's very much a Catch 22 situation...you have an interest in Magic and are eager to learn and seek advice, yet you need to pass an audition in order to access these areas.
The reason for an audition is so that the General Public can't just wander in gain a few secrets for the benefit of their own curiosity and then spend the rest of their life blowing Magicians acts.
In practice each society is made up of a wide range of individuals from Professionals to semi Pro's to amateur hobbyists all with varying degrees of experience and competence.
The society that I go along to, if contacted will invite a prospective new member along to an open to the public night where they will have a little chat about your aims and experience, offer some advice and perhaps suggest an audition date a month or so away which will give you time to knock up a very basic 10 minute routine.
They are not trying to catch you out at the audition or to see if you are of almost professional standard, they just want to see that you have demonstrated a commitment to spend some time practicing and are genuinely interested in Magic, remember they have all done it and all will have made a hash of an effect during an audition or later performance in front of their fellow Magicians.
So just buy a few simple effects, practice some fairly basic illusions and give it a go, remember they are on your side and will clap your basic successful routines and laugh with you ( not at you) at your failures, (they've all gone through the same experience)
In my case I have been quite lucky through one reason or another my audition has been postponed for months on end but they let me keep coming every meeting anyway until they find a suitable date and I have to admit that watching the others has been entertaining and also allayed my nerves a little as I see them trying out new ideas which occasionally go wrong and realising that no one is there to criticise or ridicule.
So make contact and seek the secretaries advice.
All the best
You make a very valid point about the auditions to join a Magic society.
It's very much a Catch 22 situation...you have an interest in Magic and are eager to learn and seek advice, yet you need to pass an audition in order to access these areas.
The reason for an audition is so that the General Public can't just wander in gain a few secrets for the benefit of their own curiosity and then spend the rest of their life blowing Magicians acts.
In practice each society is made up of a wide range of individuals from Professionals to semi Pro's to amateur hobbyists all with varying degrees of experience and competence.
The society that I go along to, if contacted will invite a prospective new member along to an open to the public night where they will have a little chat about your aims and experience, offer some advice and perhaps suggest an audition date a month or so away which will give you time to knock up a very basic 10 minute routine.
They are not trying to catch you out at the audition or to see if you are of almost professional standard, they just want to see that you have demonstrated a commitment to spend some time practicing and are genuinely interested in Magic, remember they have all done it and all will have made a hash of an effect during an audition or later performance in front of their fellow Magicians.
So just buy a few simple effects, practice some fairly basic illusions and give it a go, remember they are on your side and will clap your basic successful routines and laugh with you ( not at you) at your failures, (they've all gone through the same experience)
In my case I have been quite lucky through one reason or another my audition has been postponed for months on end but they let me keep coming every meeting anyway until they find a suitable date and I have to admit that watching the others has been entertaining and also allayed my nerves a little as I see them trying out new ideas which occasionally go wrong and realising that no one is there to criticise or ridicule.
So make contact and seek the secretaries advice.
All the best
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