What were the first magic tricks you learned? (2 questions)
Hey everyone, magic folks!
I'm looking into magic tricks for beginners, and I'd love to hear your ideas.
I have 3 questions:
1) What were the first magic tricks you learned?
2) If you had to teach a friend or family member who knows nothing about magic, which 3 tricks would you start them with?
Thanks a lot!
May wonder guide you.
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Hey everyone, I also got started, just like @dtr mentioned, with the elevator trick, an easy and quick one. Though one of the first ones I performed was Juan Tamariz's "Total Coincidence." Even though it might seem super complicated, you just need to remember where to place everything (I'm saying this to avoid giving away too much of the secret).
If I had to make a top 3 easy, beginner tricks, it would be:
The Elevator Trick
There's a trick I vaguely remember being explained in a fundamental card magic text (I can't recall the name), where your card turns face up right in the middle of the deck. I think all you had to do was turn over the bottom card or something similar (see if you can guess the name of this trick, because it's completely slipped my mind!)
Juan Tamariz's Total Coincidence
Hope this helps! 👀👀
I think it's called The Card That Turns Over (if that's the one, they weren't exactly creative with the name), and I'd recommend that one too; it was one of the first I learned. And it really lets you focus on the presentation.
Hey everyone, the first trick I ever learned was the Elevator Card trick. And if I had to teach someone a trick, I'd probably go with that one, the Eight Card Trick, or any other easy self-working trick.
Man, I can't recall the exact order I learned them, but I do remember some of the first ones I performed that would be great to teach someone who's completely new to magic:
1- Double Prediction (the Canuto version)
2- The card turned over in the middle of the deck (it's explained on Julio's channel; I'm talking about the one where the magician turns the spectator's card behind their back with one hand in just a few seconds)
3- The Surprise Bet
Hey everyone.
If "The Elevator" is the Dai Vernon version, which involves an Emsley count and Braue addition, I don't think it's for beginners.
To start out, the first thing you need to know is how to hold the deck.
Some self-working tricks or effects with a setup.
A cut force
The Glide
A Key Card
A tabled false shuffle
1: Forcing a card and then pretending to divine it (I'm not sure what to call that)
2: The Tattletale 5, Elevator, and some sandwich routines