Patron Events for May 2019 (Patreon)

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Aloha Patrons!

I'm getting ready to embark on quite an adventure - my partner and furbabies and I are moving to Honolulu at the end of this week.  Moving is never easy, and uprooting to an island is especially daunting, but I'm excited to start a new journey.  

Join me today for the last Beginner Live Jam from San Francisco (I'm teaching a beginner-friendly version of Prince's "Purple Rain").  After that, I'm giving myself a couple of weeks to settle into our new city before the next Patron live event - our monthly events will continue as scheduled on Pacific Time.  See below for our calendar of events for this month.

Thanks for all your well-wishes.  I look forward to sharing more from the Aloha State!  

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Welcome to May, and a warm welcome to all the new Patrons!  If you are a new Patron, please introduce yourself in the comments below.  Feel free to share how long you've been playing, what kind of uke you play, if you have an uke club to play with, what songs you've been working on. And if you've been a Patron for a while and want to share, please go ahead. This is a good place for your questions too - fellow Patrons, feel free to help me answer any newbie questions. 

Thanks to all of you for directly supporting my work and for helping to create a powerful and positive online ukulele community.

A note for newbies - I know Patreon can be a bit hard to navigate. Please be patient and explore, and be sure to join our secret Patrons-Only Facebook group!  (email patronhelp@cynthialin.com with your facebook email address - more info in the Community Notes at the bottom of this post.)  Our community on facebook is active and supportive, and it's the best place to post any question you have about Patreon or ukulele. 

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April 2019 recap

In April, we kicked off the #100DaysofUkuleleSongs Project 2019, and it's been amazing and inspirational to see many of you from all over the globe sharing your videos!  (follow at @clukesquad on IG, and in our 100 Days of Uke facebook group)

Thanks to all the Patrons who tuned in for our 5th annual Beatles Jam (which was held April 14th in San Francisco and streamed online).  I posted three new play-along videos on YouTube, created from last year’s Beatles Jam footage:  "Come Together",  "Oh! Darling"., and "Love Me Do" (which features my harmonica skills!). 

I had a blast playing Beatles numbers with my friends and bandmates Ukulenny, Abe Lagrimas, Jr., and Steven Espaniola  - and with hundreds of folks who joined us and strummed along!  If you missed the fun, you can re-view the livestream video on Facebook, by clicking on this link. 

More April 2019 Patron News:

• We worked on “Don’t Dream It’s Over” for our April 2019 Live Lesson, which is now available to all Patrons.
• I shared a bonus lesson for “Hotel California” for all Patrons 
• I taught a beginner-friendly lesson for “Twist and Shout” at our Beginner Live Jam ($10+ Patrons)
• At our Intermediate Live Jam ($20+ Patrons), we welcomed back guest teacher Brian Liu for another Intro to Jazz Uke lesson on the ii-V chord progression. Brian has a new youtube channel focused on jazz ukulele; check it out!  Brian's YouTube Channel 

May 2019 EVENTS CALENDAR

See all Patron events on our Patron Google calendar (also accessible through our Patron App)

• Thurs 5/2 @ 4:30PM Pacific Time - Beginner Live Jam ($10+ Patrons) - I'll teach a beginner-friendly lesson for "Purple Rain" and, after the lesson, we can jam songs from our Ukulele 101 Songbook.
• Sat 5/4 - CL Patron Meet-up at Reno Uke Fest.  Find Briana at the Vendor Room - she's the one with the bunnies. :)
• Thurs 5/9 - CL Patron Meet-up at the Mighty Uke Day Festival in Michigan.  Get in touch with Leah for more info!
• Fri 5/10 through Mon 5/13 - Vote for our Patron Song of the Month (coming in a separate post)
• Thurs 5/23 @ 4:30PM Pacific Time Live Lesson for winning song ($5+ Patrons) + Chord Chart posted ($3+ Patrons)
• Thurs 5/30 @ 4:30PM Pacific Time Intermediate Live Jam ($20+ Patrons)

And SAVE THE DATE July 27-28, 2019 for SF Summer Uke Fest!  I will fly back to San Francisco for our 3rd annual SF Uke Fest, and we have a fantastic event planned for you all with a stellar artist lineup.  I will post tickets here with a Patron discount as soon as they're available. :)

I also invite you to join me on Wednesdays at 5PM Pacific Time for my 5@5 Instagram Live Show. Follow me @cynthialinmusic to get notified when I go live.  I'm planning to keep these going on Pacific Time in Hawaii.

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 private Facebook group (email patronhelp@cynthialin.com with your facebook email address) - lots of activity, sharing videos and advice, and support and encouragement!  If you're not on Facebook, you can post on the Community tab here on Patreon.  If you have questions about Patreon or ukulele or otherwise, posting the question to our very helpful and active Community will generate the fastest answer.  

2. More Facebook public groups - we're using Facebook as our community gathering place because it has the best community features.  Find all the CL groups here, including the CL Uke Newbies group and several active regional groups (NYC / LA / Portland and more).  https://www.facebook.com/pg/cynthialinmusic/groups

3. 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!)

4. Download the Cynthia Lin Patron App, created by our Patron Community Manager Richard! Android app| iOS app 

5. Find all Patron events on our Patron Google Calendar