The International Grand Champion of Magic Greg Frewin earned his title by winning first place in all of the world's top magic competitions, a feat that has never been duplicated by any other magician.
Click on CDA Subject Areas for Training for a list of the 8 subject areas for which you must have training in. 1  You will find these CDA subject area numbers following most workshop titles such as (CDA 1). You must have 10 hours in each of the subject areas. An additional 40 hours can be in any area you choose.
Best Answer: Depends on where you are. If you're in the US the average is 500 hours (6 mos) but it varies from no school to 1500 hours (18 mos). Canada is even more. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports $16.78/hr, the AMTA $37,000.