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Patron Events for February 2020 (Patreon)

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{Patron-only post: please click through and heart this post so I know you've seen it} 

Aloha, Patrons!  

It's February, and itʻs a leap year, which means...one extra day to play ukulele! :)  This month, Iʻm doing a little reorganizing of the monthly calendar post to make this monthʻs events more prominent.  

Thank you for being here, and thank you for directly supporting my work and for helping to create a powerful and positive online ukulele community.  I believe we can change the world, one uke at a time. :)

xo cynthia 🌺

FEBRUARY 2020 PATRON EVENTS CALENDAR

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

  • Sat 2/8 through Tues 2/11 - Vote for our Patron Song of the Month 
  • Thurs 2/13 @ 5:30PM Pacific Time - Beginner Live Lesson ($10+ Patrons).
  • Thurs 2/20 @ 5:30PM Pacific Time - Patron-Voted Live Lesson for vote-winning song ($5+ Patrons) 
  • Thurs 2/27 @ 5:30PM Pacific Time - Intermediate Live Lesson ($20+ Patrons).

Details for all Patrons events will be posted separately.  I also invite you to join me most Wednesdays at 5PM Pacific Time for my 5@5 Instagram Live Show. Follow me @cynthialinmusic to get notified when I go live. 

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If you are a new Patron, welcome!  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 questions too - fellow Patrons, feel free to help me answer any newbie questions. 

If you have questions about Patreon, please ask the community first and check the FAQ

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. 
  • Please see the Community Notes at bottom of this post for ways to join and post to our Community.  Be sure to join our secret Patrons-Only Facebook group (email patronhelp@cynthialin.com with your Facebook email address).  Our community on Facebook is active and supportive, and it's the best place to post any question you have about Patreon or ukulele.  If youʻre not on Facebook, you can post on the Community tab here on Patreon.
  • I also recommend downloading our CL Patron App, which has links to all my channels and resources (Android app | iOS app ). 

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JANUARY 2020 RECAP

January 2020 Patron Lessons:

With Patrons at the LA Uke Social, 1/12/2020!

January 2020 Videos and Events:

  • I got to see many Patrons when I visited Southern California for various projects, including recording for the new trio album and attending the NAMM Show. Did you join us for the LA Uke Social?  Comment below!
  • I kicked off the new year with a new music video for "How Far I'll Go," from the movie Moana. 
  • I was thrilled to premiere my latest collaboration with filmmaker Robert Gomez Hernandez: a play-along for "Creep"  that we shot in a BART subway station during my last trip to San Francisco. Get the chord chart in this Patreon Post. 
  • I shared my new video for "everything i wanted" by Billie Eilish.
  • I posted a new jazz ukulele video for the song "Stars Fell on Alabama," which I created for Platinum Level Patron Wendy.

Our 3rd Annual Patron Open Mic + Giveaway!

  • Congrats to all who entered our Open Mic + Giveaway.  It was great to see so many of you share a little bit of your life and ukulele music!  You can still watch your fellow Patrons on the 2020 Open Mic playlist and leave some encouraging comments. :)  Congrats to Binh, who won the uke prize, and to many others who won fun uke prizes like strings and Ukulele Magazine subscriptions.  See the full winners list and rewatch the Live Drawing here.   (And just for CL Patrons, you can get a discount magazine subscription here)  

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UPCOMING 2020 EVENTS: 

3/28 San Francisco: Beatles Uke Jam 2020 For tickets and more info, check out our FB Event page.

4/3 NYC Concerts Two shows at Rockwood Music Hall, get tickets at http://cynthialin.com/events  

4/4 NYC Ukulele Retreat  See all the details in this post. I hope to see lots of Patrons there!

4/7: 100 Days of Ukulele Songs officially kicks off for 2020! Details to come, but check out this post from last year to learn more about the project. 

7/24-26 San Francisco Summer Uke Fest The weekend for our San Francisco Summer Uke Fest 2020 has also been announced! Watch our Flash Mob video and get more details about next year's festival here. 

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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 / Hawaii and more).  https://www.facebook.com/pg/cynthialinmusic/groups

3. Learn to use the Cynthia Lin Song Index, created and maintained by the amazing CL Community Managers!   The super helpful CL Song Index organizes all CL songs, Patreon posts, YouTube videos, and tutorials.

4. Download the Cynthia Lin Patron App, created by our Patron Community Manager, Rich! 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.

7. To edit your pledge, visit https://www.patreon.com/join/cynthialin

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Fran Brockmyre

Hi, I am a new patron from Florida. I belong to the Tampa Bay Ukelele Society, the largest in the world. I've been playing for about 4 years and have tenor and baritone ukes and am hoping to get one of the Cynthia Lin signature concert ukes, strung in low G for my birthday. I am enjoying learning all the different strums and picking techniques.

Becca Blackmore

Hi! I'm Becca Blackmore. I've had a ukulele for a couple years, but started practicing in earnest this January (2020). I've recently been working on Faith by George Michael (the strum pattern is killing me!) and Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard by Paul Simon (finger-picking the whistling section has been super fun). Thanks for all the lessons!!

Valerie Hart

I had so much fun at the LA Uke Social!!! And the food was yummy too. Thanks for all you do Cynthia

Chloe

Hi! I'm Chloe from San Francisco. I attended Cynthia's Christmas ukulele workshop in Berkeley last year, and I recently decided to spend more time playing music. I've played uke on and off for a few years, and before that guitar and piano for 7 years. The song that resparked my interest in playing is Toss a Coin to Your Witcher from the Netflix series.

Adrienne Ybarra

Hello! I'm Adrienne from SoCal. I just joined last month and I'm excited to really get into the lessons this month. I just started play in November 2019. I'm practicing Killing Me Softly and Dream a Little Dream. Im currently playing a concert Uke, but want to get a tenor. I love uke so much that I practice every day.

Diana Stimmel

I’m Diana from State College PA. I’ve played viola for 30 years and started learning the Uke 3 weeks ago! I’ve learned Blackbird (just need to play it faster) and Moonshadow . I love fingerpicking it makes sense to me strumming is another beast but I’ll figure it out! I play a 2019 Kim Breedlove concert tenor solid maple Uke from Oregon. I’m loving the Uke and have learned so much from Cynthia Lin’s tutorials!

Binh Alley (Lily)

Hi. I am Binh (Lily). I figured I should introduce myself since Cynthia had my name on this post :). I am very honored. Thanks Cynthia. I am new, been playing uke for 2 months. I'm a loner: foreigner came to the US, then in a profession with all men...so music kept me going. I loved guitar and tried to play a few but not good at it 'til I saw uke in Fiji so I told my husband I wanted a uke. I chose my Fender montecito tenor ukulele because of its uniqueness along with low G. Then I found Cynthia on Youtube who uses low G and thanks to her I was able to play a few xmas songs. Then I was drawn to "How Far I'll Go" song. I joined patron because of that song and also got this prize from that song. I told my husband luckily it was randomly picked, I got no talent :).Thanks so much Cynthia. You are awesome and it is awesome what you are doing here. Also, I am from Maine and we have a 2 days snow storm starting tomorrow so...yeah. Thank you

Elaine Panke

I can't seem to find the link to vote on February's song. Can anyone tell me where the link is?

Sammy Suzuki

Hello my name is Sammy. I live in NY City and I recently started playing a concert ukulele. My wife had bought one 20 years ago on our honeymoon and she never had the time to play it so I finally decided to play it myself and I am loving it! I never thought of myself as musically inclined but with the help of Cynthia’s videos I have surprised myself. More recently my teenage kids have been joining in on the fun as well! The ukulele has already given me a lot of happiness in so many ways. Thank you Cynthia!

Ginger Earl

Although there are hundreds of songs to request, I'd like to say, don't forget about Jolene! I remember that it got a lot of votes last time. :)

Cynthia Lin
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Welcome, Becca! Would love to see a video of you fingerpicking the whistling, post on the Facebook group or a YouTube link here if you get a chance to record!

Cara Dever

Hello! I just joined your Patreon after trying to teach myself ukulele starting in December. I received a new Kala ukulele from my husband for Christmas (all I wanted was a ukulele!) and I’ve so enjoyed learning new songs and chords. Right now I’m trying to master your Sound of Silence. I’ve only played piano and flute in my lifetime so strings are new to me. So hard yet so rewarding! I love to sing so that’s obviously a big reason for wanting to learn this instrument. Singing and playing is NOT easy!! Anyway thanks so much for your wonderful videos. Can’t wait to learn more!