Divination by Musician

44 entries in Mental Magic / Effects / Divination by Musician
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Oswald Rae Musical Thought Transference spectators get lists of tunes and select one, later different lists are shown and spectators who see their tune say so, tune then divined by playing it on piano, matrix principle and location of spectators in the audience
Related to 1926
Between Ourselves
60
William Larsen, T. Page Wright Musical Mind Reading spectator chooses one from twelve cards with pieces of music, medium plays one of twelve records, it's the selected one, repeated, repeated once more with medium isolated in another room, two methods used
 		1928
The L. W. Mindreading Mysteries
1
Theodore Annemann Music in the Air with pianist, verbal code
 		1934
SH-H-H--! It's A Secret
34
Orville Wayne Meyer Hit Parade spectator thinks of song from top ten, pianist starts playing it, verbal code
Also published here 1941
The Jinx (Issue 139)
787
Edw. C. Jochens Your Mind Has Told Me So cards with songs, in envelope
 		1944
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1944)
20
Orville Wayne Meyer Hit Parade spectator thinks of song from top ten, pianist starts playing it, verbal code
Also published here 1944
Practical Mental Effects
340
Wilbur T. Kattner The Perfect Pitch Test chords are transmitted, people hold fingers on piano keys and think of the sound
 		1945
My Best
206
Dr. H. Walter Grote Try This On Your Piano on a piano
Inspired by 1945
Miracles in Mentalism and Psychic Experimentation
32
Harvey P. Graham Your Song! pianist plays the songs people select, songs written on white cards
 		Aug. 1947
The Phoenix (Issue 133)
533
John Brown Cook, Arthur H. Buckley The Telepathic Band Leader band plays tunes, which were noted by spectators and selected without their knowledge
 		1947
Gems of Mental Magic
46
U. F. Grant Grant's Musical Piano Act tunes on billets, pianists plays chosen tunes
 		Apr. 1949
Grant's Inner Circle Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 7)
12
Gene "Phantini" Grant Mental Music performer divines thought of song
 		1955
Phantini's Lost Book of Mental Secrets
9
Dr. Conrad, Wanda Musical Telepathy with Add-A-Number divination with band, medium whispers chosen song
 		1957
Ireland's Yearbooks (Issue Yearbook 1957)
7
Tony Corinda, Punx (8) Musical Mindreading spectator's name composer and pianist starts to play their songs
 		1959
Two Person Telepathy
269
R. W. Grosholz Musical Thoughts different billets with songs, three are selected and pianist divines them by playing them on a piano
 		1959
More Miracles in Mentalism
10
David Hoy Paradiscophy using 45 pop records, DJ or medium divines chosen songs by playing music
 		June 1964
The New Jinx (Vol. 3 No. 26)
107
Al Davids Mental Music piano, one of six songs is divined
 		1969
Entertaining Mental Miracles
5
Ron Wilson Music Menta piano player divines selected tunes
Also published here 1977
Magick (Issue 179)
891
Jules Lenier Name That Tune! cards with song titles, chosen one is divined, abc-stack
 		1980
Magick (Issue 265)
1323
Philip T. Goldstein Mathemusical number arrived at via calculator procedure (subtraction of three digits and its reverse, then cross sum), that number on a list of song is played by calculator
Also published here 1981
Magick (Issue 279)
1393
Philip T. Goldstein Mathemusical number arrived at via calculator procedure (subtraction of three digits and its reverse, then cross sum), that number on a list of song is played by calculator
Also published here 1982
12/12
2
Alex East The musical deck cards with singers, composers and songs, spectator cuts to a matching combination, they transform to another song that is played from music box
Related toAlso published here Sep. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 17)
327
Alex East Musical song prediction
Related to Dec. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 20)
380
Gene Nielsen Musical Force tune chosen from zip loc bag
 		1985
The Bag Book
5
Philip T. Goldstein Humthing cards with names of different songs, chosen one is played / divined, using non-existent titles that sound plausible
Related toVariations
  • Chester Sass' "Music Was My First Love" in "120% Chestosterone"
 1986
Mix '86
2
Ron Wilson Psychic Bandleader piano player divines selected tunes, two methods
Also published here 1987
The Uncanny Scot, Ron Wilson
95
Alex East Das Musikantenspiel cards with singers, composers and songs, spectator cuts to a matching combination, they transform to another song that is played from music box
Also published here Oct. 1989
Intermagic (Vol. 15 No. 1)
14
Philip T. Goldstein Humthing cards with names of different songs, chosen one is played / divined, using non-existent titles that sound plausible
 		1990
NYCANOTES
5
Jonathan Cooke Domino Effect two songs divined by musician at piano, songs written on pieces of paper
 		June 1990
Magick (Issue 440)
2199
Philip T. Goldstein Humthing cards with names of different songs, chosen one is played / divined, using non-existent titles that sound plausible
 		1991
Music City Conclave 1992 Notes
4
Kurt Bai Photo and Music Telepathy cards with song titles and with with photos of famous people are handed to spectator, both think of one and both thoughts are divined, using non-existent titles that sound plausible
Related to 1991
MindFields
4
Dean Montalbano The Songs of the Mind! medium divines songs by singing first line
Inspired by
  • Burling Hull's "Songs on Your Thot Waves"
 1991
MindFields
51
Harry Anderson Musicalepathy medium divines chosen song
 		1993
Wise Guy
84
Ted Lesley Princess of the Opera five opera songs are divined by pianist, selection using opera tickets
  • A Theater Version
Inspired by
  • "Pick Up an Object" on "Finn John: Mentalism" video tape.
Related to 		1994
Paramiracles
69
Jim Steinmeyer Music Box Divination one of six songs chosen and one of six music boxes, they match
 		Nov. 1996
Magic (Vol. 6 No. 3)
74
John Wade Some Thoughts on a Different Wavelength... on magic on the radio, musician divines song in other studio
 		Oct. 1997
Mind & Magic Magazine (Vol. 1 No. 4)
15
Philip T. Goldstein Humthing cards with names of different songs, chosen one is played / divined, using non-existent titles that sound plausible
 		1999
Baltimore Notes
2
David Berglas Musical Mindreading several instruments on stage, performer divines thought of instruments and selected song by playing it, then some rhythms are written on cards and shuffled, performer divines the order by playing them on an instrument
Related to 2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
86
David Berglas DRUM any hummed, sang or whistled tune can be named, including composer and additional infos
 		2002
The Mind & Magic of David Berglas
470
Philip T. Goldstein Humthing cards with names of different songs, chosen one is played / divined, using non-existent titles that sound plausible
 		2003
Saint Louis Notes
3
Philip T. Goldstein Humthing cards with names of different songs, chosen one is played / divined, using non-existent titles that sound plausible
 		2004
Applecture
2
Docc Hilford Hey Mr. DJ spectators form list with songs, some are selected using numbered billets and divined by performer, last song is divined by DJ by playing it
 		2008
Hey Mr. DJ
5
Michael Weber Free Bonus variation by "Michael W.", spectators form list with songs, some are selected using numbered billets and divined by performer, last song is divined by DJ by playing it
 		2008
Hey Mr. DJ
16
Max Maven Sing a Song of Sixth Sense chosen song predicted with music box, 10/11 force
 		2010
Miracles of my Friends II
73