In the City Camp: Magic Class

Thank you for participating in my virtual magic class at In the City Camp. I loved getting to know and teach all of you, and I hope that you will keep practicing and performing magic. Below is a recap of what we covered during the week. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions at all! Remember: practice makes perfect.

- Ari Isenberg

Monday

• Trick

  • Mindreading with Crayons

• Terms

  • Mentalism

  • Impromptu

  • “Don’t run when you’re not being chased!”

• Book recommendation

  • MAGIC: The Complete Course by Joshua Jay

Tuesday

• Trick

  • Automatic Card Discovery/Reverse Card Trick

• Term(s)

  • Dealer’s grip

• Book recommendation

  • Mark Wilson’s Complete Course in Magic

Wednesday

• Trick

  • Jumping Rubber Bands (or hair ties)

    • 3 phases

      • One jumps forward and back

      • One jumps forward with fence

      • Two switch with fence

• Book recommendation

  • Campfire Magic by Mac King (unfortunately no longer available)

  • Tricks with Your Head by Mac King

Thursday

• Trick

  • Key Card technique

    • 3 uses

      • Smell to find card

      • Use heartbeat to find card

      • Joke dealing past and flipping over to find card

• Book recommendation

  • Joshua Jay’s Amazing Book of Cards

Friday

• Trick

  • Bending spoon

    • 3 phases

      • Bend on table

      • Wiggle bend in hands

      • Disappearing spoon

• Term(s)

  • Lapping

• Book recommendation(s)

  • Who Was Harry Houdini?

  • Harry Houdini For Kids

  • Hurry Up, Houdini! (Magic Treehouse #50)

Bonus

• You might be interested in attending the Atlanta Harvest of Magic, a magic convention held at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Airport, October 1-3, 2020. This is a great convention for magicians of all ages and skill levels, and it is a lot of fun! I hope to see you there.