Patron Events for April 2018 (Patreon)

Aloha Patrons from down under!

I'm currently visiting family in Melbourne, Australia (I have a brand new niece!  so new she doesn't have a name yet!), and I can't wait to meet Aussie Patrons and fans this Saturday (tickets here).  Follow my instagram for videos and stories from my travels - I am also posting for the #100DaysofUkuleleSongs project from the road.

Welcome, new Patrons!

A warm welcome to the many new Patrons who've just joined us! I thank you for supporting my work, and I encourage you to get involved in our extremely supportive community here.  

Be sure to check out the super helpful CL Song Index of all songs, Patreon posts, and tutorials (thanks to our Community Managers for building and maintaining this resource!).

Community is about sharing - share your ukulele videos, share your questions, and share your knowledge.  Many Patrons believe our private Patron facebook group is the happiest place on the internet - it's all of you that bring your aloha to our community.  Hope to see you over there.  If you're not into facebook, we also have a private forum.  Thank you to our Patron Community Managers for creating these happy places.  Anyone who is motivated can start a new community group - where do you like to hang out online?  Create an ukulele group there!

NEW this month: All Patrons now get access to Live Lesson recordings

Just wanted to reiterate this change that starts with our January 2018 vote - read the full announcement here.

• Watch The Boxer Live Lesson recording (All Patrons $1+)
• and once you've learned it, you can use The Boxer Play-Along (public on YouTube) to practice

I've also made the True Colors Live Lesson recording available to all Patrons (Play-Along is coming soon).  I'd love for all Patrons to watch and enjoy the Live Lesson recordings - and I hope to see more of you in future Live Lessons!

So many Patrons in the #100DaysofUkuleleSongs project!

I am so thrilled to see Patrons participating in the 100 Days of Ukulele Songs project - it's not too late to join!  Find out more here.  

Catch up and be inspired!

• Watch Patron videos in our private Facebook event
• Watch Patron videos by following the tag #100DaysofUkuleleSongs on Instagram
• Watch the Facebook live kickoff featuring Brian Liu (who is guest-teaching a jazz uke workshop for Intermediate Patrons this month!)

March recap - thank you for a great month!

In case you missed it :)

• Thank you, Austin!  I got to meet so many Patrons at my Austin Meet & Greet.  (Check out a video from the event with members of the Austin Ukulele Society)
• we learned Fast Car by Tracy Chapman in our March Live Lesson
• we played songs from the Beatles Jam 2018 packet for the March Beginner Live Jam and lntermediate Live Jam
• Intermediate Patrons had a bonus workshop with new techniques for working on Here Comes the Sun
• we livestreamed the Uke Social

You can still sign up for the CL Signature Uke from Ohana, which I'm bringing on tour for everyone to check out!

April 2018 EVENTS CALENDAR

• Thurs 4/5 @ 4:30PM PST Beginner Live Jam - Uke Social 
• Thurs 4/12 - Sun 4/15 Vote for our Patron Song of the Month
• Sat 4/14 Melbourne Concert + Workshop w/ Meet & Greet 
• Thurs 4/19 @ 4:30PM PST Live Lesson for winning song + Chord Chart posted
• Tues 4/24 @ 7:00PM PST Intermediate Live Jam - Special Intro to Jazz Ukulele Workshop

and then looking ahead

• 5/5: Reno Uke Fest Jam / Meet & Greet - optional facebook RSVP 
• 5/15: NYC Concerts - 7pm show & 8:30pm show 
• 5/16: NYC Workshop + Patron Meet & Greet
• 5/11 - 5/13: Headliner on Friday - Mighty Uke Day Fest in Michigan - check the forum for info on a Patron-hosted meetup
• 7/14: SF Ukesplosion 2 
• 9/22: LA Uke Fest 
• 10/27: SF Uke-tober Fest - save the date

NEW TO PATREON?

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!

Patron rewards overview:

$1+ Patrons get to vote for our Song of the Month, and get access to our community groups and Patron-only posts.  All Patrons get access to the recorded Live Lessons for the Song of the Month after the public Play-Along is posted

• See all $1+ Patron posts 

$3+ Patrons get early access to the Chord Chart for the Song of the Month

• See all Chord Chart posts

$5+ Patrons get access to livestream and chat in the monthly Live Lesson, usually on the second or third Thursday of the month at 4:30pm Pacific Time. If you miss the livestream, you can watch the recording later at your convenience. (NEW: the recording of this Live Lesson will be released later to all Patrons but only $5+ Patrons can attend live and chat)

• See all previous Live Lesson posts
• More on how the Live Lesson works - every month I teach the vote-winning song in a Live Lesson. I post a private livestream video link, and you can log in and chat during the Live Lesson.  

$10+ Patrons get access to a monthly Beginner-friendly Live Jam, usually on the second or third Thursday of the month at 4:30pm Pacific Time. If you miss the livestream, you can watch the recording later at your convenience. 

• See all previous Beginner Live Jam posts
• For those who are new to the Live Jam, jamming is about casually playing songs together.  I share a Songbook or Chord Chart packet for us to play from 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. 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.  I break down the songs to keep the jam Beginner-friendly, and I also offer advanced picking and strumming variations so that Intermediate players can add their own challenge at home.

$20+ Patrons get access to a monthly Intermediate Live Jam or Workshop, usually on the fourth Thursday of the month at 4:30pm Pacific Time. If you miss the livestream, you can watch the recording later at your convenience. 

• See all previous Intermediate Jam posts
• Players at this level have typically worked through most of my tutorials on their own and are looking for more challenging material.  My goal is to provide the Intermediate-level Patrons with new skills and techniques, introducing theory and lessons on musicality and more of what the Patrons request to learn.  

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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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.

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