Magic School, step by step

The eight steps of a free magic class

1. Your magician name. Pick your stage name, then learn the Crystal Ball Prediction and show it to somebody.
2. Patter: the words you say. Learn the Rubber Pencil with its words, say them out loud, and show somebody.
3. Misdirection: where they look. Learn the Floating Pencil, practise where you look, and show somebody.
4. Practice that works. Practise Thumb Off in a mirror until it feels boring, then show somebody.
5. Helpers from the audience. Learn the Key Card Trick and do it with a helper: ask nicely and use their name.
6. When a trick goes wrong. Learn Which Hand? and practise what to say when you guess wrong. Then show somebody.
7. The big finish. Learn Walk Through a Paper as your closer, practise the bow, and show somebody.
8. Your graduation show. Put four of your tricks in order, rehearse with Flick, and perform the show for your family. Then print your diploma.

How to learn magic at home, the way a class does

A magic class teaches two things at once: a trick, and how to perform it. Each step here pairs one lesson from Magic School with one trick that teaches it, then asks one question to check the idea landed. A step is finished when you show the trick to somebody, never by a timer, so a step can take an evening or a week. The next step opens when the one before is done.

The last step is a real show: four of your tricks in order, rehearsed with Flick, performed for your family. Then print your diploma. Your steps are kept on this device only, and nothing is sent. For a trick tonight instead, Pick me a trick hands you one in four taps.