Will Goldston's Easy Road to Magic: in seven lessons by Will Goldston (Instant Download)
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Unlock the Secrets of Magic with Will Goldston
Embark on your journey into the captivating world of magic with "Will Goldston's Easy Road to Magic: in Seven Lessons." For aspiring magicians, finding a skilled performer with the rare gift of teaching has always been a challenge, often limited by geography and high costs. Will Goldston, a master in his field, recognized this gap and meticulously crafted these seven lessons to provide a thorough grounding in the art of illusion, making expert instruction accessible to everyone, everywhere.
Comprehensive Curriculum for Aspiring Magicians
This instant download offers a unique and structured approach to learning magic, designed specifically for beginners. Goldston guides you through every essential aspect, starting with foundational hints and suggestions, before delving into a diverse range of tricks. You'll explore apparatus-free magic perfect for intimate drawing-room settings, develop stage programs with apparatus, and master crucial sleight-of-hand experiments complete with compelling patter. The course also uniquely covers how to study magic effectively from books, the art of inventing new tricks, and even the practicalities of performing simple illusions.
Beyond the Basics: Performance & Practical Application
"The Easy Road to Magic" doesn't just teach you tricks; it prepares you for a magician's life. Goldston dedicated an entire lesson to "Money from Magic," offering insights into turning your passion into a profession. To solidify your skills, the book concludes with "Sixteen Wonderful Tricks That Are Easily Learned." These bonus effects, ranging from the "Remade Cigarette Paper" to "A Coin Vanish," provide immediate opportunities to practice your newfound abilities and enchant your audience. Originally published in 1916, this timeless classic, presented as a 40-page PDF, remains an invaluable resource for anyone serious about mastering the art of magic.
Original Specs
From the introduction:
The ideal way of learning magic is, it almost goes without saying, to obtain lessons from a magician who is not only a skilful performer but who has also the gift of teaching. The number of such magicians is small. Skilful performers there are in plenty; but the gift of teaching is a rare one. Many a man knows his subject thoroughly, yet cannot impart his knowledge to others.
This ideal way is therefore a difficult one. The learner has first to find an efficient instructor. He may be able to do so if he lives in or near one of the great cities. But if not he will probably find the task insurmountable. The ideal way is also an expensive one. For the efficient instructor knows the value of his lessons and charges for them accordingly.
Is it possible for such lessons to be obtained by all, however remote their places of residence, and to be obtained at a reasonable cost? I think that I have made it possible. These “Seven Lessons in Magic” are intended to give the beginner—and I am confident will give him—a thorough knowledge of the groundwork of magic.
- Introduction
- LESSON ONE: Hints and Suggestions
- LESSON TWO: Tricks, without apparatus, for the Drawing-room
- LESSON THREE: A Programme for the Concert Platform (Tricks with Apparatus)
- LESSON FOUR: Sleight-of-Hand Experiments (with Patter) and other Matters
- LESSON FIVE: Studying Magic from Books. How to Invent New Tricks, etc.
- LESSON SIX: Simple Illusions
- LESSON SEVEN: Money from Magic
- Tips
- Sixteen Wonderful Tricks That Are Easily Learned
- Remade Cigarette Paper
- Spot The Spots
- Remove It!
- Single Hand Knotting
- Cut String Chewed Whole
- Mind Reading Cards
- Watch Case Reflection
- Mesmerised Match Box
- A Returning Match
- The New Way Out
- The Mystery Ring
- The Mended Match
- The Knife Swallower
- The Knot That Is Not
- Where's My Ring?
- A Coin Vanish
1st edition 1916, 47 pages; PDF 40 pages.
word count: 16730 which is equivalent to 66 standard pages of text
