Patron Events for November 2017 (Patreon)

Aloha Patrons!

A big welcome to the many new Patrons - we are over 1200 Patrons now!  Our Patron Community has grown so much this year, and I can see more Patron events building for the next year.  Thank you for joining us - be sure to check out the Community Notes at the end of this post for ways to get involved, and please say hello in our very active Facebook group! 

Quick notes - so amazing to meet so many of you at our first SF Uke-tober Fest.  Thank you for supporting our Festival!  And an extra special thank you for all your support for my new holiday album Cozy Christmas - you still have another week or so to use the Patron-only discount code COZYPATRONS for 15% off everything in my online store.  All pre-orders (before 11/17) will help me hit the Billboard charts again. :)

MONTHLY EVENT CALENDAR  

• Sun 11/5-Tues 11/7 Vote for Monthly Tutorial
• Wed. 11/8 Vote Winner announced here 
• Thurs. 11/9 Chord Chart posted for winning song
• Thurs. 11/9 @ 4:30PM PST Live Lesson
• Thurs. 11/16 @ 4:30PM PST Beginner Live Jam - Holiday Jam Workshop Part 1
• Thurs. 11/17  My album Cozy Christmas drops!
• Thurs. 11/23 Happy Thanksgiving! No live jam today.
• Tues. 11/28 @4:30PM PST Bonus Holiday Jam Workshop Part 2
• Thurs. 11/30 @4:30PM PST Intermediate Live Jam - Holiday Jazz

Most live-streamed Patron events happen on Thursdays at 4:30pm Pacific Time. There's also a calendar on our forum and event reminders in our facebook group - thanks to our Community Managers for keeping those updated!

NEW TO PATREON?

Here's a little more detail about the different levels and events.

• Week 1 - Vote!

All Patrons are invited to vote for our monthly tutorial / Live Lesson. 

• Week 2 - Chord Chart! Early access (for $3+ Patrons)

I'll post the Chord Chart for the vote-winning song by Thursday, in time for our Live Lesson. click here to find all previous Chord Chart posts.  

• Week 2 - Live Lesson is usually on the second Thursday of the month, 4:30pm Pacific Time  (for $5+ Patrons)

Every month I teach the vote-winning song in a Live Lesson as prep for creating the tutorial.  I post a private video link, and you can log in and chat during the Live Lesson.  You can always watch the Live Lesson recording later, so even if you can't join live, you can still participate! Click here to find all previous Live Lesson posts.

• Week 3 - Beginner Live Jam is usually third Thursday of the month, 4:30pm Pacific Time (for $10+ Patrons)

For those who are new to the Live Jam, jamming is about casually playing songs together.  I encourage all levels to jam - you learn a lot by playing through at the pace of the group, and it's low pressure because we can't hear you. :) You don't need to study or know the songs before the jam. We'll jam on beginner-friendly songs from my Beginner Songbook.  I'll help guide us through the songs and provide some review for the strums and some tips on chord transitions and technique, but the main purpose of the jam is to get comfortable reading charts faster and to have fun playing through songs. click here to find all previous Beginner Live Jam posts.

• Week 4 - Intermediate Live Jam  is usually the fourth Thursday of the month, 4:30pm Pacific Time (for $20+ Patrons)

Players at this level have typically worked through most of my tutorials on their own and are looking for more challenging material.  The Intermediate Live Jam Patrons help choose topics/songs/techniques for an Intermediate lesson, and we jam using our Intermediate Songbook. click here to find all previous Intermediate Jam posts.

Thanks as always for supporting what I do, and thanks for helping me share the joy of ukulele with people across the world.  I believe we can change the world, one uke at a time. :)

xo cynthia.

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COMMUNITY NOTES:

1. Join our Facebook group and Patron forum - lots of activity, sharing videos and advice, and support and encouragement!  If you have questions about Patreon or ukulele or otherwise, asking them in either place will generate the fastest answer.

2. Click for the super helpful CL Song Index of all songs, patreon posts, and tutorials (thanks to our Community Managers for building and maintaining this!)

3. If you haven't already, please enjoy the Facebook Live Cozy Christmas announcement  and our 1K Patron Concert!

4. Join the new NYC Uke Squad, LA Uke Squad, or San Francisco Aloha Uke Squad facebook groups for local meetups. If you have an idea for starting a community group, message me and let me know.