Teaching Magic

A Book for Students and Teachers of the Art

2017
Written by Eugene Burger, Lawrence Hass
Work of Eugene Burger, Lawrence Hass
178 pages (Hardcover), published by Theory and Art of Magic Press
Illustrated with photographs
Language: English
40 entries
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Mac King Foreword
iv
Lawrence Hass Introduction
1
Part One: Reflections on Teaching and Learning
5
Eugene Burger Reflections on Teaching and Learning
  • 1. Getting Started
  • 2. What is a Student?
  • 3. What is a Teacher?
  • 4. Finding Good Material to Perform
  • 5. Creating Good Audiences
  • 6. Concluding Reflections
 		6
Part Two: Essays for Students
36
Lawrence Hass Preface
37
Eugene Burger Thinking and Doing in Magic
Also published here
  • Vanish magazine, Dec. 2012/Jan. 2013
 38
Eugene Burger Turning Our Excitement into a Demon
Also published here
  • Mystery School Museletter, Mar. 2012
 41
Eugene Burger Method and Effect
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  • Mystery School Museletter, Jan. 2016
 45
Lawrence Hass What Is Education?
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  • Mystery School Museletter, May 2010
 47
Lawrence Hass Addendum: On Teaching Magic
52
Eugene Burger Words
Also published here
  • Secrets (Magic Circle's Youth Magazine), Oct. 2015
 54
Eugene Burger The Challenge of Time
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  • Mystery School Museletter, July 2014
 58
Eugene Burger The Gift of Failure
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  • Mystery School Museletter, Oct. 2013
 60
Lawrence Hass Thoughts on Performing Magic for Pay
62
Eugene Burger Danger Sign: Slow Down!
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  • Mystery School Museletter, Jan. 2016
 65
Eugene Burger Losing My Innocence in the Woods Building
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  • Mystery School Museletter, Oct. 2012
 68
Eugene Burger One Thing Needed
Also published here
  • Mystery School Museletter, Oct. 2011
 71
Eugene Burger A Magic Class at Muhlenberg College transcript
 		74
Part Three: Performance Pieces
86
Lawrence Hass Preface
87
Eugene Burger The Four Coin Opener four coins on table, three put in hand one by one, they vanish at at once, then fourth coin vanishes
Inspired by
  • "The Three Coin Mystery" (Eugene Burger, video Real Secrets of Close-Up Magic, 1991)
 88
Eugene Burger False Transfer
92
Eugene Burger Eugene's Final Transposition credit information, Bob McAllister gimmick
Inspired by 95
Eugene Burger Coins Through the Table four coins
  • Alternate Ending
 		103
Click Pass
106
Eugene Burger Not Cutting the Aces spectator cuts to a Six, performer finds other three Sixes, last one found by spelling spectator's name
Inspired by
  • "Cutting the Aces" (Eugene Burger, video Real Secrets of Close-Up Magic, 1991)
 112
Will De Sieve The Will De Sieve Gimmick coin impression
 		113
Dick Koornwinder Koornwinder Card glue dots
 		114
Eugene Burger A Strange Coincidence Ace through Nine of Clubs are arranged by spectator with Curry's Swindle Switch procedure, final order predicted, also matched serial number of bill
Related to 118
Paul Curry, Christopher James Rose Swindle Switch Handling
121
Eugene Burger Telephone Magic card from seven-card packet is chosen and found by spectator himself, Nine Card Problem
  • Spanish Language Version
Inspired by 125
Lawrence Hass My Way Out of This World
Inspired by 132
Part Four: Questions
142
Eugene Burger Questions answer to several questions by friends and students
 		143
Derren Brown Afterword
166
Bibliography
  • Books
  • DVDs and Tricks
 		168
About Eugene Burger
172
About Lawrence Hass
174
About Theory and Art of Magic Press
176
Data entered by Denis Behr, May 2023.