| Four Critical Keys to Performing Magic
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| | those in authority. For some reason,
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| for KidsChildren don't understand many of
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| | many magicians forget to establish
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| the common cues in a live performance.
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| | authority early in the show. The result
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| Most children are raised in the age of
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| | resembles a saloon brawl in the
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| television. Not a bad thing,
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| | wild west.When you step out for the
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| except the laugh tracks prompt the
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| | start of your show, you have the perfect
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| children when to laugh. No laugh
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| | opportunity to establish the ground
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| tracks and the children are left out in
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| | rules for the show. I don't mean
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| the cold. They are quick and
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| | that you should bring out a list of
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| will get up to speed in no time. But
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| | house rules for the show. Instead
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| they need your help.The same issue is
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| | come out with confidence and warm up
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| even more problematic with applause.
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| | your audience.After you welcome everyone
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| Children are not
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| | to the show, look out over the audience
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| used to clapping. They don't understand
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| | and
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| applause cues. Those wonderfully
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| | say, "This looks like a really great
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| timed applause cues will leave you and
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| | crowd. Let's see how loud you can
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| your audience with a lot of
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| | clap. On the count of three ONE. . . TWO
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| uncomfortable silence.What can be done?
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| | . . THREE . .Not bad! Let's try
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| Everything. One of your most important
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| | it again. On three . ." After some
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| tasks as a
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| | byplay conclude by saying, "What do
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| children's magician is your opening. The
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| | we do when we like the magic? (pause)
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| beginning of your show must do
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| | What do we do when we LOVE the
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| four things:
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| | magic?" (pause and react strongly to the
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| | crowd)Four things are being done by that
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| Establish audience control
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| | warm up. You have taught the children
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| Teach the children to react to applause
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| | to clap when they like the magic. It
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| cues
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| | also trains them to react to the
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| Set the tone for the show
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| | applause cues in the rest of the show.
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| Introduce your performing personality
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| | The warm up establishes that you
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| | are in control for this show. Finally,
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| The audience needs to be warmed up prior
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| | it sets a fun tone for the show.
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| to your magic show. It seems
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| | This is the first time your audience
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| hokey and a waste of time, but it can
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| | gets a sense of your performing
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| make the difference between a
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| | personality.The next article explains
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| great magic show and a horrible
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| | how your performing personality can put
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| one.Children love to have fun. Even in
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| | your magic show over the top with the
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| school children are taught to obey
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| | kids.
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