Cynthia Lin

new video: "Purple Rain" uke lesson with chef Carla Lalli Music (Patreon)

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Aloha, Patrons!

Today I'm sharing something new - Patreon invited me to swap lessons with chef Carla Lalli Music. She taught me to make fresh pasta, and I taught her to play Purple Rain as her first ukulele lesson (one of her favorite songs, and one of mine too, but not an easy first song!). Carla is a vibrant soul and eager student, and I think you'll really enjoy watching Carla tackle the challenges of playing her first chords and her first ukulele song.

Watch "Purple Rain" tutorial on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CSR2m9zK5F8

Download the Chord Chart: You can download the free pdf chord chart attached to the bottom of this post to follow along with the lesson. I've also taught a full-length Patreon Beginner lesson, more info on that below. Please take a moment to click through to YouTube, drop a purple emoji 💜☂️, and leave a thumbs up and a comment to cheer Carla on.

My cooking show dreams come true

I LOVE cooking shows and have long dreamed of being on a cooking show. For those who have been following me for a while, you might remember my coconut mochi recipe video as my first (and only) foray into making cooking videos. So this lesson swap with Carla was a really cool experience for me. I got to learn to make a fresh pasta dish from a professional chef, while shooting the lesson cooking show-style in my own kitchen. The shooting part was actually quite complicated (three camera set-up, with Carla and the remote video team on Zoom), but I enjoyed all the behind-the-scenes action of the cooking show operation.

Watch our Creator Skill Swap: https://youtu.be/L5QH1eP-uzo

Watch me make fresh pasta with Carla: https://youtu.be/Trvbck304jw

One day, I'll get back to making more cooking videos. Thanks to Patreon for inviting me to be a part of this swap, and thanks to Carla for guiding me through my first time making fresh pasta!

Watch the Patreon Beginner Lesson for "Purple Rain"

Back in May 2019, I created a beginner-friendly arrangement of "Purple Rain" for our Beginner Live Jam. "Purple Rain" is a rock ballad, so it's perfect for learning the extended rock strum. We walk through the extended rock strum thoroughly in this lesson, so if you're still working on it, check out the lesson.

Beginner Live Jam tier Patrons ($10+) can access the recording of the full lesson here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/may-2019-live-by-26523136

If you haven't joined us at the Beginner Live Jam, you can upgrade for the month to check it out and get access to these lessons as well as our Beginner Live Jam Songbook. You can change your pledge back whenever you like. To edit your pledge, visit https://www.patreon.com/join/cynthialin

On Thursday, we have this month's Beginner Live Jam, and I'll teach a fun arrangement for "Save Your Tears" by The Weeknd. Hope to see you there!

xo cynthia 🌺

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Purple Rain Ukulele Lesson // Cynthia Lin teaches chef Carla Lalli Music

Download a free chord chart and follow along! https://bit.ly/PurpleRainChordChart Watch Cynthia's Cooking Lesson Swap with Carla: https://bit.ly/CreatorSwap SUBSCRIBE 😎 https://bit.ly/CLMusicSubscribe Lesson link for Patrons: https://bit.ly/PurpleRainPatreon Join my Beginner-level Patreon for $10/month to get access to a full-length lesson for this song, plus an exclusive archive of lessons and my Beginner Jam songbook TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Start 01:06 How to Hold the Uke 02:12 How to Play Chords 09:12 Play-through of the song 11:00 Single strum through song 14:50 Final play-through LISTEN Stream my Billboard-charting album: https://bit.ly/StreamUkuleleDays Follow Cynthia on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/UXXGYt Download Cynthia's original music: https://music.cynthialin.com Get signed cds and merch: https://cynthialin.bandcamp.com/merch I'm LIVE on Instagram every Weds 🌺Follow https://instagram.com/cynthialinmusic #ukulele #cynthialin #purplerain *** GEAR + CREDITS SONG INFO: "Purple Rain" written by Prince. MY UKE: I'm playing the Cynthia Lin Signature Ukulele, Beginner Model. GET MY SIGNATURE UKE: Available now from your favorite Ohana dealer. http://bit.ly/CLSignatureUke How to order: Find your nearest dealer at https://ohana-music.com/dealers/ More info: http://www.ukulele101.com/signature-uke.html Comes installed with upgraded Worth Brown strings: https://amzn.to/2Cs9FuK *** UKULELE 101 Visit http://www.ukulele101.com/ for Cynthia's Beginner Ukulele Lesson series BEGINNER UKULELE LESSON PLAYLIST - these 6 lessons build on each other and are meant to be learned in order Lesson #1: Three Little Birds - Basics https://bit.ly/ukelesson1 Lesson #2: I'm Yours - Backbeat Strum https://bit.ly/ukelesson2 Lesson #3: Don't Worry Be Happy - Swing Strum https://bit.ly/ukelesson3 Lesson #4: Stand By Me - Island Strum https://bit.ly/ukelesson4 Lesson #5: Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Picking Island Strum https://bit.ly/ukelesson5 Lesson #6: Brown Eyed Girl - Mixed Strums https://bit.ly/ukelesson6 Full Playlist: https://bit.ly/1Ng626C MORE UKULELE EXERCISES: How to Practice Chord Changes: https://bit.ly/2bGukP8 How to Sing and Play Uke at the same time: https://bit.ly/2bEdnU9 How to Strum the Ukulele: https://bit.ly/ukehowtostrum *** FOLLOW CYNTHIA: instagram: https://instagram.com/cynthialinmusic facebook: https://facebook.com/cynthialinmusic twitter: https://twitter.com/cynthialin and PLEASE SUBSCRIBE :) https://bit.ly/CLMusicSubscribe thank you! happy strumming! cynthia. PURPLE RAIN LYRICS