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Aloha, Patrons!!
Can you believe it's December?? A warm welcome to all the new Patrons! If you're a new Patron, please introduce yourself in the comments, and check out the New Patrons section below. Take some time to look around, check out the WelcomeGuide/FAQ, and post any additional questions below.
December 2024 Community Reminders
⭐ Join me for the beginner-friendly 2024 HOLIDAY ALOHA LIVE STRUM-ALONG on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 12pm Hawaii / 2pm Pacific Time. See this post for the Holiday Songbook download, and all the details on how to join in via YouTube!
🚨Gratitude Giveaway is here! Enter to win a Cynthia Lin Signature Ukulele plus other fun prizes, see this post for details.
🥳 Join this Thursday for the December Zoom Social and Live Lesson Review: I love looking back on all of our lessons from this year. What was your favorite live lesson in 2024?
❆ TOUR: Ukulele All-Stars Christmas @ Blue Note Hawaii! Check out last month's post announcing my next gig at the legendary Blue Note in Waikiki, this time with amazing ukulele player friends!
🎉 Patron 10-year Anniversary Party: Saturday March 15, 2025
Please see September's newsletter post for what we've got planned so far. You can also share information about housing and transportation in the 10th Anniversary Hawaii Celebration Chat thread I created here on Patreon. I saw that folks created a spreadsheet, so you can add yourself!
Be sure you also fill out the Hawaii 2025 Interest Form if you haven't already. If you would like to take the lead and help arrange group activities, please let me know.
📌📣 Community Bulletin Board via comments: Is your ukulele group doing a holiday performance? Share with us! Feel free to use the comments section in this monthly check-in as a Bulletin Board for all things uke or Patreon. Events, announcements, invitations, questions, requests, suggestions -- all are fair game. We can also use the Chats in the Patreon App, and I'm open to using them for discussion in any way that benefits Patrons.
Thanks for reading, for being here, for supporting my journey and for sharing yours.
xo cynthia 🌺
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December 2024 PATRON EVENTS CALENDAR
See all Patron events on our Patron Google calendar (set on Pacific Time, click the bottom right corner to add to Google calendar in your own time zone). Please double-check all times. Hawaii Time does not participate in Daylight Saving clock changes. Lesson dates shift to accommodate my travel/gigs.
Tuesdays 12/3, 12/10, and 12/17 @ 10AM Hawaii Time - Weekly Voice Workshop ($30+ Patrons)
Thursday 12/5 @ 2:30PM Hawaii Time / 4:30PM Pacific Time - Mindful Beginner Jam ($10+ Patrons) Reviewing the Holiday Songbook!
Thurs 12/12 @ 2:30PM Hawaii Time / 4:30PM Pacific Time - Patron Monthly All-Levels Live Lesson ($5+ Patrons). Pre-lesson Zoom Social at 2PM HT / 4PM PT
Thursday 12/19 @ 2:30PM Hawaii Time / 4:30PM Pacific Time - Intermediate Level-Up Jam ($20+ Patrons)
plus tune in many Wednesdays at 5pm Pacific Time for my weekly 5@5 LIVE show, streaming on my LIVE YouTube channel. I often share new arrangements for upcoming lessons. (on YT, on IG). Please note that this month 5@5 will air only on December 4 and 11.
Details for all Patron events will be posted separately. To edit your pledge level, visit https://www.patreon.com/join/cynthialin and select your desired reward tier. (Patreon will only charge you for the difference in the upgrade).
Looking for more chances to jam? Our Patron Community Manager and NYC Squad leader Jenny hosts 4 free monthly play-alongs on Zoom and YouTube at both USA- and UK/Europe-friendly times. Find this month's dates and more information here.
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November 2024 RECAP - News, Patron Events and New Videos
In our Mindful Beginner Songbook Jam ($10+ Patrons), we played songs from our Beginner Songbook - "Lion Sleeps Tonight", "Let it Be", "Just the Two of Us"
For the Live Lesson ($5+ Patrons, now available to all levels), we worked on "Wicked Game."
For the Intermediate Level-Up Jam ($20+ Patrons) I taught my arrangements of "River" and "Beyond the Sea."
Voice students ($30+ Patrons) met four times this past month.
I released a new video, jamming with my family on Olivia Rodrigo's "good 4 u."
I updated my video of "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" so that it is easier to use it as a playalong (just turn on the closed captions on YouTube).
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Special note for new Patrons
If you're new, I invite you to take some time to get to know the platform - there's a lot here, and it may take a while to navigate the many lessons and posts. The community WelcomeGuide/FAQ post is a good place to start.
To find a specific song or lesson, learn to use the Cynthia Lin Song Index spreadsheet. Thank you to the Community Managers for creating and maintaining this helpful resource.
Please introduce yourself in the comments: I'd love to hear how long you've been playing, what kind of uke you play, if you have a group to play with, what songs you've been working on, or anything else you'd like to share.
If you have questions about Patreon, I encourage you to post your questions in the comments below or to one of our Community groups. Our community has tons of friendly folks who love sharing their uke experience. Join our Patron-only Facebook group (be sure to answer BOTH membership questions).
Seasoned Patrons, I always appreciate it when you help me answer any newbie questions in the comments of this or any post. Thank you! Feel free to post your questions in the comments as well.
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COMMUNITY NOTES:
1. Join our private Facebook group: In the Facebook group, Patrons can share videos, advice, support, and encouragement! Be sure to answer both membership questions so that Community Managers can verify your Patron status. If you wish to connect and are not on Facebook, you can share a post on the Community chats in the Patreon app. 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. Facebook public groups - we're using Facebook as our community gathering place because it has the best community features. Find all the CL groups using the link below, including the CL Uke Newbies group, an all-levels group, and several active regional groups (NYC / LA / the Pacific Northwest / Hawaii and more). https://www.facebook.com/cynthialinmusic/groups
3. Learn to use the Cynthia Lin Song Index, a spreadsheet created and maintained (and updated recently!) by the amazing CL Community Managers! The super helpful CL Song Index organizes all CL songs, Patreon posts, YouTube videos, and tutorials.
4. Please note: as of November 2024, The Cynthia Lin App (which Is not the same as the Patreon app), created by Patron Community Manager Rich, has been discontinued and may no longer be supported on your devices. Thank you so much for your work, Rich!
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