Magic Question - Top 5 Words of Advice for Magicians

[@larrykugelman276]

Excellent advice, David. I've been following you from the very beginning. I've been in the business of magic for over 50 years. Actually, Magic & Music. Starting in my teens doing kid shows, I then taught myself guitar 🎸 to accompany myself singing doo-wop tunes & Elvis at home but my singing career started 6 years prior when I became one of our church's two soloists at age 7 with a congregation of some 700 Catholics attending high Mass. We didn't have Karaoke in the late 50's so I had to provide the music myself at home. When I became proficient enough by age 12 and started doing music 🎶 shows at b-day parties and such, I immediately incorporated music in with the magic & attained a new level of awareness because of the storytelling I did which helped to weave the two genres together. From the very beginning I told stories to give the magic some meaning, some depth and to engage the audience. Before each song I gave a 30 second sound byte detailing its history and why I liked it. By age 15 I had become a local celebrity for that very reason alone. No one was doing that. I grew up reading Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Book of 100 poems (my fav was The Spider & The Fly), the entire set of the Encyclopedia Britannica & every DC comic book I could find. Without a story, all you have are dead props and songs with no meaning. A story breathes life into them, giving them value & meaning, which coincides with, what I believe with 💯 % certainty is your strongest piece of advice.... storytelling. Keep doing what you're doing, David. I love your reviews. You're the best!! Really.

[@magicorthodoxy]

that means a lot Larry

[@Joncole818]

Thanks for the sound advice! I battle anxiety. I show twisting the aces, practiced a billion times and forget the moves in the moment. This really helps.big time. Thank you.

[@magicorthodoxy]

you're welcome

[@thecommonmagician]

Preach it, brother.

[@magicorthodoxy]

lol

[@davidfields155]

GREAT clip! One of your best (they’re all terrific). Words to live by for both newbies and old heads. Regarding practice, Roger Klause once told me that he would practice a trick for six months before even showing it to his wife. You’re right: it does separate the pros from the amateurs. I am no pro, but the more I practice an effect, the more fun it is to perform. I have the mechanics and the script down, so I can just relax (to a certain extent) and enjoy my own performance.

[@magicorthodoxy]

Great point!

[@davidcrawford1586]

Dave , that was beautiful . TY.

[@magicorthodoxy]

Thanks David !!!

[@georgeyounts9391]

"Let it sit"!!! For me I tell my students it's like "having a pot on the stove that is bubbling" or as Spielberg use to say he found answers to solutions driving on LA Freeways. That's how it comes imho. Absent mindly doing something else allows the brain to wander and play with the things it loves. Great ideas come while working out, showering, cooking, doing house work or whatever. Kudos Sir!

[@magicorthodoxy]

YES! Good way to describe it !!!

[@daverothberg2624]

great list David … I look forward to your posts every day 👍🏻👍🏻

[@magicorthodoxy]

I appreciate that!

[@XxRATTELDxX]

You’re lucky to have this platform… we’re lucky to have you…WIN/WIN 👍🏻

[@magicorthodoxy]

👍👍 thanks 👍👍

[@calvo_en_moto]

Dear David, it is absolutely insulting, that this great channel, only has fifty thousand subscribers, you are the best magic KZbinr in the world, first because your content is different and is not a compliment, it is reality, on the other, your channel has what we aspiring magicians need, information, advice, you are a great travel companion and here in Chile, they know you and they says the same thing, "that man, KNOW" Thanks Again, regards from Chile.

[@magicorthodoxy]

thanks for the kind words

[@cristoffL]

Kudos for quoting Bruce here. Magic is such a strange craft. And learning for to navigate these waters is a weird one. I come from a music background. In a world where you can take 3 chords and write a million songs that can sound totally different. Magic is the same and yet totally different. Good luck to a us all.

[@magicorthodoxy]

thanks for stopping by

[@claudiodecourt7309]

Perfect advise! It goes to the essential things about good performances!

[@magicorthodoxy]

thanks for visiting and Thanks for being a Member for over a year !!!

[@michaelgraymagic]

Love your advice, more need to hear this . Everything in this is important!

[@magicorthodoxy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@SpeakerGregoryDwyer]

Great advise!

[@magicorthodoxy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DJRosen]

Great stuff, My number 6 - Stop running when you're not being chased. We are all guilty at one time or another of some form of this. I just commented recently about how obvious I thought the BLRD cards are and my fear to use them, perfect example.

[@seanfaherty]

Great advice.

[@magicorthodoxy]

Thanks Sean !!!

[@XavierEMagic]

Like usual, great video, David! I think the 6th piece if advice is to get Strong Magic by Darwin Ortiz. Really good investment for any person doing magic, doesn't matter if it's stage, card, coin, Strong Magic applies to all magic. Additionally or even alternatively, you can also read the theory section of Card College Book 2 by Roberto Giobbi. That section is so good, and applied beyond magic,(so does Strong magic for that matter.).

[@magicorthodoxy]

Thanks for sharing!

[@jackAndrews666]

Sound advice. Focus on entertainment. Remember, while fancy cuts and shuffles will display your mastery with cards too much of that type of thing is the same as juggling. The best fall shuffle is not the fanciest, it is the one that looks like you shuffled the deck. Mentalist will do well to remember that mind reading is something that you and the spectator do together. If they see their part in the process they are less likely to lie or try to trip you up.

[@magicorthodoxy]

Agreed! Thanks for being a subscriber !!!

[@jackAndrews666]

Thank you sir! I have developed a propless act based on your input!

[@paulbond1518]

Thanks David,great advice,cheers

[@magicorthodoxy]

Very welcome

[@edward2785]

Great advice David. I would add this piece of performance advice. Always use the spectator's name as much as possible. I read some years ago " There is nothing more magical than using a person's name." JMO

[@magicorthodoxy]

thanks for stopping by

[@WalterOlsss]

Remember there is a difference between performing for magicians and performing for spectators. Your magic club friends may be fun to show things to, but there is no substitute for feedback and learning from strangers. Try to perform even if it’s just a random person you met on an airplane, park bench, non-moving line at a store, etc. (only if it comes up organically, don’t force it).

[@magicorthodoxy]

yes - if you want to learn and grow - you need to perform for others

[@davidpalmiter3903]

Sage counsel for sure! Thanks David. I'd add to avoid WAIT or "Who am I to" do (something impactful or special). WAIT crushes many missions before they get off the ground,

[@magicorthodoxy]

thanks for visiting and Thanks for being a Member for over a year !!!

[@michaelgraymagic]

The only advice I have to offer (and only because you asked) is to allow your spectator to suspend disbelief. The best magic I've ever done has been when the observer has stated that they actually believe in magic when I'm finished. We don't have enough magic in the world, sharing that feeling of magic with others is important.

[@magicorthodoxy]

great tip !!!

[@donpepe9947]

I don't know how I missed this one. Your advice is so good and spot on. Thank you for caring about us. You're the best!

[@georgeadcock2347]

Great advice....

[@magicorthodoxy]

Thanks for being a Member for over a year !!!

[@loloribo3287]

Advice : You've tried all the rest, now try the best. Long life to Magic Orthodoxy 🇫🇷

[@magicorthodoxy]

lol

[@Mike_the_Magic_Man]

Fantastic advice! The first three are particularly strong. Also with the last one I would also say save the best for last. When I am doing gigs I tend to have a couple tricks that I tend to do for new spectators. Then usually my third trick or if they ask see someone a little different I will have a signed card or impossible souvenir ending.

[@magicorthodoxy]

Thanks for sharing! - and thanks for being a subscriber

[@Mike_the_Magic_Man]

@@magicorthodoxy I originally came to for your review of ABsee. I like how you are honest with the reviews. Also ABsee is amazing, so many applications and in depth teaching.

[@magicorthodoxy]

I agree !!!

[@Lance514]

🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@magicorthodoxy]

Thanks for visiting

[@transtremm]

Great advice, but I would add #6: "The spectator does not care about the method used create the effect"

[@magicorthodoxy]

Thanks for sharing!

[@randycape8706]

👍👍

[@magicorthodoxy]

👍👍

[@tommarquette9706]

Laugh a lot. Let joy seep out. Own when things go wrong. Have fun. Be kind.

[@magicorthodoxy]

Thanks Tom !!!

[@Joncole818]

I thought you were actually going to give us 5 words. :-P

[@magicorthodoxy]

lol