Patron Events for December 2017 (Patreon)

Aloha Patrons! (photoshop of my cat Mochi courtesy of Patron Amy's friend Rob!)

Welcome to all the new Patrons - we are over 1300 Patrons now!  And we're going to end this year with a bang - check out our December Patron Giveaway!

November recap - we kicked off our Holiday Jam Workshops, and Stairway to Heaven Part 2 tutorial is in the works. :) My new album Cozy Christmas hit the Billboard charts - along with Ukulele Days, that's 2 albums in one year on the charts!!!  Can't believe it's real - thank you for your support.  And we started getting into some theory in our Holiday Jazz Intermediate Jam - probably the most challenging lesson yet for some Patrons, but I was glad to see that many of you embraced the challenge!

MONTHLY EVENT CALENDAR  - please note that I'm moving the vote to later in the month given holiday events and travel on my end.  still, it's a busy month!!

• Tues. 12/5 @ 12PM PST December Patron Giveaway Announcement on Facebook Live
• Tues. 12/5 @ 4:30PM PST Beginner Live Jam - Holiday Workshop #3 
• Sat. 12/9 @ 1PM PST Holiday Uke Jam - SF Bay Area Patron meetup!
• Tues. 12/12 @ 4:30PM PST Beginner Live Jam - Holiday Workshop #4
• Thurs. 12/14-Sun 12/17 Vote for Monthly Tutorial
• Thurs. 12/14 @ 4:30PM PST Intermediate Live Jam - Submit a chart for Holiday Jam
• Sun. 12/17 @ 3PM PST Cozy Christmas Album Release Party SF 
• Mon 12/18 Vote Winner announced
• Tues. 12/19-12/27 Cynthia in Hawaii
• Sat. 12/23 @ 1PM Hawaii Time Honolulu Record store performance and album signing
• Thurs. 12/28 Chord Chart posted for winning song
• Thurs. 12/28 @ 4:30PM PST Live Lesson for winning song
• Sun. 12/31 Last day for submitting video for the Giveaway!

and then looking ahead a bit

• early Jan - Giveaway winners announced
• 1/20 - Beginner Bootcamp SF 
• 1/27 - LA show (not yet announced)
• 2/3 - Seattle concert and workshop 

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!