Preparations are underway for the big concert with maestro Fiore. Domenico accompanies Matteo to choose a special jacket while Clelia says she's excited to see Rosario all dressed up.

It's the evening of the concert, and everyone is nervous, not only the musicians. While the final preparations are in full swing, Barbara shows up, Maestro Fiore has some bizarre ideas for motivating his orchestra members, and Matteo makes a surprising move.

Before the concert, Maestro Fiore has another strange idea for the members of the orchestra. Matteo is nervous, and Domenico gives him some advice. Barbara confronts her mother.

Barbara tells her mother some of the things she has been holding back. It's also time for Matteo to play his solo.

The concert isn't over yet but Daniele's boyfriend wants to leave since Matteo has already played.

The concert is over and maestro Fiore feels betrayed by the orchestra members. Almost everyone has moved on, but Marioni manages to stop Robbo, entrusting him with the task of relaying his words to the others.

Ending this episode, Rosario's parents tell him his birth mother wants to meet him. Marioni relives an important moment from his past.

Barbara and her mother appear decidedly more serene, and Barbara seems ready to start over. Meanwhile, at Rosario's house, his parents try to reassure him in anticipation of the meeting with his birth mother.

Irene becomes furious with Luca when she discovers that he is obsessively following and controlling Marco, while she does busy work in a shop to distract herself from her own thoughts. Meanwhile, Barbara arrives at the new school and Sara goes to the school director with a particular request.

In class, Barbara recites a Petrarch sonnet, proving to be much further ahead than her classmates in the curriculum. In reaction, the teacher decides to assign double the homework for all her students. Meanwhile, Sara continues her battle, trying to convince Marioni to give her the chance to play. For more about this sonnet and a paraphrase, see this article. See also this Yabla lesson.

Matteo and his classmates, during the break, get together to root for Sara in the hope that she manages to convince Marioni to let her play with them in the orchestra. Rosario, on the other hand, is agitated, and it doesn't escape the notice of his friends or his percussion teacher.

Alice introduces us to her group of friends. They've called themselves "JAMS" and we find out why in this episode. She begins telling us the story of how they got to know one another. Alice talks about la prima media. This is equivalent to the first year of middle school or the 6th grade of elementary school. The kids are about 11 or 12 years old.

It's the first day of school for our friends. In fact, it's their first year of middle school. The desks are set up for pairs of pupils, so choices have to be made as to where to sit and whom to share a desk with.

The class is welcomed by the principal as well as the art teacher. The surprise is that there will be a cooking course twice a week, as well as a group cooking contest. Who's on board? As we know, Joy is enthusiastic about it, but what about the others?

Alice, Joy, and Max want to win the contest, so they go around the neighborhood to find some traditional recipes. One stop they make is at the home of Joy's father's friend. The three classmates meet up with Stefano more than once, making them curious.