May 2024 Patreon Live Lesson - "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure (Patreon)

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Aloha, Patrons!

I'll see you Thursday, May 23rd at 2:30pm Hawaii Time / 5:30pm Pacific Time for our monthly Live Lesson.  If you click on the video above, you’ll see a countdown for your time zone. (Find all Patron events on our Patron Google calendar). 

If you can't join in live, the recording will be available to replay on YouTube at your convenience. Instructions for joining via YouTube are below.

Tune in here: https://youtube.com/live/ErmGnR9h4Co

This month's Live Lesson: "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure

At the beginning of class, we'll review last month's lesson on "Losing My Religion." Music is attached to this post.  Please post a homework link if you've had a chance to work on the tune!

This month, I'm excited to revisit "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure, a song that you'll find on my album Ukulele Days, check out my version here. This arrangement is a great introduction to the concept of chord melody, and we can explore how to incorporate that chord melody with both strumming and fingerpicking.

While my version is all picking, I think this is a fun song to strum. If you've done a deep-dive on Patreon, then you know that I have taught "Just Like Heaven" to my San Francisco class back in 2016, and Patrons have access to that lesson here.  You can also strum along with the class here.

We'll work in layers of learning the strumming, then chord melody, then picking, and then picking with chord melody. There's a fancier part not covered in this chord melody that I'll challenge the intermediate-level folks to tab out for themselves. Transcribing parts is an important lesson in learning how to create chord melody. We'll cover that next week in our intermediate session.

Download the Attachment(s)

Please look for the orange PDF link(s) below - the PDF should download immediately when you click on it.

Join our pre-lesson Zoom Social & Reminder: fill out the Hawaii Anniversary Party Poll - linked in the May 2024 Community Check-In

If you're free before the lesson begins and would like to meet and chat with other Patrons on Zoom, join me before class for a Zoom Social from 2pm to 2:25pm Hawaii Time.  (We'll end the Zoom before the lesson, and still go to YouTube for the lesson).

Click here to go to the Zoom Social, or use Meeting ID: 876 1498 3301, Passcode: aloha.

Please comment if you're planning to join the Zoom Social, or you're interested in helping out with more Zoom Socials in the future.  Hope to see you there!

A note about our monthly Live Lessons

My goal is to teach and arrange a lesson that is interesting for all levels. I will walk through the lesson by starting with beginner-level strumming, and gradually layer on more challenging options for advanced players.

I encourage you to play at your level, and embrace your own pace of incrementally leveling up. You can re-watch the lesson as many times as you like. Grasp the basics on the first go-round, and each time you review, you'll pick up new tips and techniques. You can use this method to become a better student and better learner - by building more awareness and more patience. :)

How to Watch Live

1. Click on this direct link to the lesson: https://youtube.com/live/ErmGnR9h4Co

For those who are new, please note this is a private link, intended for Patrons only.

2. Log in to YouTube to join the live chat, and please say hello!  I can't see that you're watching unless you chat.  If you have trouble using chat on a mobile device/ tablet, you may want to try on a desktop or laptop browser.

3. Feel free to post your questions to me, or to the community.

How to Watch Later

1. Watch the video linked above (it's the same as the live link).

2. Feel free to post your comments and questions below.

Is this your first Live Lesson?  Check out these Tips for Live Lessons from Patron Mark Pierce: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-guest-for-23871916

Thanks. I look forward to seeing you online!

xo cynthia

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