Patron Events for July 2019 (Patreon)

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Aloha Patrons! 

Welcome to July, and a warm welcome to all the new Patrons!  Thanks for joining us here, and thanks to all of you for directly supporting my work and for helping to create a powerful and positive online ukulele community!

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. 

A note for newbies - I know Patreon can be a bit hard to navigate. Please be patient and explore.  Some important resources:

• Check out our New Patron Guide/FAQ post, and please comment there if you have a question that the FAQ doesn't answer
• 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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JUNE 2019 RECAP

Patron Live Events now start at 5:30pm Pacific Time

In June, we tried out a time change for our three main monthly events (Live Lesson, Beginner Jam, and Intermediate Jam), and though I know that there is no time that works for all Patrons, feedback about this adjustment has been mostly positive, so we will continue scheduling our monthly Patron Live Events to start at 5:30pm PT. Thanks for trying this out with me!

New videos

In June, I posted two new videos.

• I had fun creating a play-along video for "You've Got a Friend," with a furry friend of my own. Watch it on YouTube here.  
• I premiered the new music video for my song "Microscope," from my newly remastered and re-released album of the same title. See it on Facebook. The video features dancers Miche Wong and Babatunji Johnson, with cinematography by Robert Gomez Hernandez. Stream the album now on Spotify, Apple Music, and all digital platforms.

More June 2019 Patron News:

• In our June 2019 Live Lesson, I taught Elton John's "Your Song." That lesson is now available to all Patrons.
• I taught a new beginner arrangement of Fleetwood Mac's “Dreams" at our Beginner Live Jam ($10+ Patrons). Only two chords!
• At our Intermediate Live Jam ($20+ Patrons), I taught Kiss by Prince.  Check it out for a serious rhythmic strumming and barre chord workout!
• Tickets are still on sale for this year's SF Summer Uke Fest, July 27-28, 2019.  Read all about it in this post. Comment below if you are planning to attend.  I'd like to organize some sort of Patron gathering at the Festival - I look forward to meeting more of you! 

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JULY 2019 EVENTS CALENDAR

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

• Thurs 7/11 @ 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 the new hit song Old Town Road, which only has 4 chords and a fingerpicking intro.
• Thurs. 7/11 through Sun 7/14 - Vote for our Patron Song of the Month (coming in a separate post)
• Thurs 7/18 @ 5:30PM Pacific Time Live Lesson for winning song ($5+ Patrons) + Chord Chart posted ($3+ Patrons).
• Thurs 7/25 @ 5:30PM Pacific Time Intermediate Live Jam ($20+ Patrons)
• Sat-Sun 7/27-7/28 SF Summer Uke Fest!

The new 808/Hawaii Uke Squad is organizing a meet-up at the Ukulele Festival Hawaii on 7/21.  Hawaii folks, please join the fb group to get updates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/808ukesquad/

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.comwith 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

6. Find answers to many Frequently Asked Questions in our New Patron Guide/FAQ post.