43 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 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 1
Theodore Annemann Music in the Air with pianist, verbal code
1934 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 340
Wilbur T. Kattner The Perfect Pitch Test chords are transmitted, people hold fingers on piano keys and think of the sound
1945 206
Dr. H. Walter Grote Try This On Your Piano on a piano
Inspired by 1945 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 46
U. F. Grant Grant's Musical Piano Act tunes on billets, pianists plays chosen tunes
Apr. 1949 12
Gene "Phantini" Grant Mental Music performer divines thought of song
1955 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 269
R. W. Grosholz Musical Thoughts different billets with songs, three are selected and pianist divines them by playing them on a piano
1959 10
Al Davids Mental Music piano, one of six songs is divined
1969 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 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 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 2
Ron Wilson Psychic Bandleader piano player divines selected tunes, two methods
Also published here 1987 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 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 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 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 51
Harry Anderson Musicalepathy medium divines chosen song
1993 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 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 15
Philip T. Goldstein Humthing cards with names of different songs, chosen one is played / divined, using non-existent titles that sound plausible
1999 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 86
David Berglas DRUM any hummed, sang or whistled tune can be named, including composer and additional infos
2002 470
Philip T. Goldstein Humthing cards with names of different songs, chosen one is played / divined, using non-existent titles that sound plausible
2003 3
Philip T. Goldstein Humthing cards with names of different songs, chosen one is played / divined, using non-existent titles that sound plausible
2004 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 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 16
Max Maven Sing a Song of Sixth Sense chosen song predicted with music box, 10/11 force
2010 73