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stevesmagic Regular user 179 Posts |
You keep a record for weight training, and many other things, keep a simple record of your magic training. How many of us have totally forgotten a card effect from a while ago never to rekindle it. Write every effect you perform and by keeping a record of your practice you will keep your stuff up to date
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Suave Dan Special user Calgary, Alberta, Canada 656 Posts |
Good idea.
I know I've begun to forget many effects. Now I type them up and throw them in a binder. |
RonCalhoun Special user Independence, KY USA 599 Posts |
Steve, do you have a form to keep the information on?
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Brian Roberts Regular user Georgia 200 Posts |
I keep a log of all effects learned and I write down what I've practiced and the date. I take it to all sessions and to conventions.
It's been great to remember effects and log progress. Some explanations are very detailed. Those are the ones I feel I will forget do to completely. Others are just outlines. It has become "the source" for many a late night jam. And what's great is occasionally I put things in it that are original to me. At least until I find out someone else has created them. Cheers, Brian |
Jaz Inner circle NJ, U.S. 6111 Posts |
A long while ago I kept notes on effects and routines I worked on.
I stopped doing magic for several years and forgot a lot of stuff. I remembered the notes and eventually found them. Funny how much some of my ideas changed. Some are still OK, but with others I wonder what the heck I was thinking about. I've recently been renewing my notes. I think it helps. |
owen.daniel Inner circle England 1048 Posts |
I used to keep a log, and still have it; however, I find that I am often practicing in odd times, when I do not have the book on me. I have fallen a bit out of practice....
DO NOT DO THIS! Since failing to keep my log, I feel that I have not achieved as much, and furthered my magical knowledge as much as I could have. It may appear like it is a wasted effort, and a pointless exercise; however, it means that you can look back and see how much you have progressed. How interesting would it be to know when you first started to learn a double lift, or another sleight, then to look back on it three or four years later and see how much you have progressed! Owen |
Lee Darrow V.I.P. Chicago, IL USA 3588 Posts |
This is what Palm Pilots are for! They even have these nifty day planner calendars in them that you can use to log your time practising, rehearsing and performing!
Heck, I run my entire business based on this planner tool (as ACT! is no longer made for the Mac - the *(&&#%s! But it's not really designed to cover practise or rehearsals anyway) and it works out fine. Hope this idea helps! Lee Darrow, C.H.
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
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On 2004-11-26 15:44, Brian Roberts wrote: What do you put in the log? You "log progress." What exactly are you writing? I'm not being snotty here, I'd really like to know. I have a log, but it would be like; 4/19 Cups and Balls :25 4/22 Cups and Balls :30 ?????
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
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On 2005-04-10 12:56, mandrake01 wrote: My bad, of course the durations would be longer than 25 or 30 seconds, sorry.
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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