Patron Events for June 2019 (Patreon)

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Aloha Patrons! 

First, an announcement:

*** All June 2019 Patron Live Events will start at 5:30pm Pacific Time ***

I've heard a lot of feedback from Patrons to make the live events later.  Now that I live in the Hawaii Time Zone (3 hours behind Pacific), it works for my schedule to shift our live events one hour later, which should allow more people to attend live.  (Sorry to my European friends, I will do something special for you all soon, that's based in your time zone!)

I will be sure to send lots of reminders about the time change.  We will try it this month and see how it goes.  Thanks for accommodating!

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Welcome to June, and a warm welcome to all the new Patrons!  Thanks for joining us here!  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 creating 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. I also recommend downloading our CL Patron App, which has links to all my channels and resources (see Community Notes for links to download). 

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May 2019 recap

May was an eventful month, and I've made a relatively smooth transition to my new Hawaii life. Thanks for all your support and well-wishes!  Be sure to follow my Instagram (@cynthialinmusic) to see videos and livestreams from scenic spots around Honolulu.

In May, details were released for this year's SF Summer Uke Fest, July 27-28, 2019.  Read all about it in this post.  PS the Earlybird discount is over, but Patrons can use the promo code 'patronsrock' for $5 off Festival tix and Concert tix through 6/30. :)  I'll also organize some sort of Patron gathering - look forward to meeting more of you!

In May, I posted three new videos on YouTube.

• I premiered the "Moon River" dance film collaboration I made with dancer Miche Wong and filmmaker Robert Gomez Hernandez.  Watch it here.  
• I shared a play-along for "Aloha Cynthia," a farewell song that my San Francisco students performed for me, to the tune of "Hanalei Moon." Enjoy it here.
• I posted a new "Hey Jude" Play-Along video with my students - watch it here.

More May 2019 Patron News:

• In our May 2019 Live Lesson, I taught "The Girl from Ipanema." The lesson is now available to all Patrons.
• I taught a new beginner arrangement of “Purple Rain” at our Beginner Live Jam ($10+ Patrons).
• At our Intermediate Live Jam ($20+ Patrons), we worked on the fingerpicking bossanova version of "Wicked Game" from my Ukulele Days album.

June 2019 EVENTS CALENDAR

See all Patron events on our Patron Google calendar (also accessible through our Patron App) *** Please note the new 5:30 Pacific Time start for Live events ***

• Thurs 6/6 @ 5:30PM Pacific Time - Beginner Live Jam ($10+ Patrons) - we'll warm up with a jam on songs from my Ukulele 101 Songbook, and I'll teach a Beginner Lesson on "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac, which has only 2 chords. :)  We'll focus on the chucking island strum.
• Fri. 6/7 through Mon 6/10 - Vote for our Patron Song of the Month (coming in a separate post)
• Thurs 6/20 @ 5:30PM Pacific Time Live Lesson for winning song ($5+ Patrons) + Chord Chart posted ($3+ Patrons)
• Thurs 6/27 @ 5:30PM Pacific Time Intermediate Live Jam ($20+ Patrons)

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.

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 a new Hawaii squad!).  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