This episode is all about resting! No, not naptime, musical rests, or silences in melody and rhythm within a piece of music. We listen to the Sweet Potato theme song WITH and WITHOUT rests to begin the episode. You can really hear the roll rests play, giving space, groove and breathing room within a song. Some of our listener friends attempt to sing popular songs with no rests and find it's quite difficult!

The U-Tubers - Cory Carrot, Olivia Onion, Sweet Potato, Benny Beat and Tori Turnip, break it down for us even further by letting us hear a song part by part so we can hear how all the different rests in each instrument create an interlocking structure that makes music funky!

We sing a brand new song about a noisy robot who unfortunately keeps breaking down, and of course check in with Reggie Watts, who is, you guessed it, RESTING!

Be sure to support Sweet Potato Music at https://www.patreon.com/spmpodcast

There are lots of cool perks like Sweet Potato tote bags, tattoos and shout-outs on the show!

In this episode we learn about the violin and explore how it's played around the world, it's origins and what it takes to learn this incredible member of the string family!

We speak with some young violinists and get their thoughts on what's fun, hard and exciting about taking violin lessons, and get to hear the Sweet Potato Theme song played on violin by Mazz Swift!

Elena Moon Park shares her journey on becoming a professional violinist and we hear some of her incredible music that she makes by collaborating with folk musicians from Korea, Cambodia, Tennessee and so much more.

Rebecca Reale, a violinist in the Los Angeles Philharmonic tells us what it's like to be a violinist in a world-renowned orchestra.

The U-Tubers give their hot take on the history of the violin, well, when they can get a word in to do so!

We wrap up the episode with Shruti Bhave, a classical Indian violinist from Mumbai playing some Raga Desh. 

We have our usual check-in with Reggie Watts, did you know he studied the violin?

Support Sweet Potato Music by becoming a member of our PATREON - there are amazing perks like tote bags, music classes, tattoos and extra special content.

Join Leah, Jordan, Tim and the rest of the gang exploring how music helps us feel our feelings, change our mood and work through hard moments.

Some of our listeners share their favorite songs and they make them feeling. The U-Tubers work through a hard moment at band practice but end up working it out musically.

We learn a new song and get deep with Reggie Watts at the end as he jams out on HIS feelings.

Be sure to support Sweet Potato Music at https://www.patreon.com/spmpodcast

There are lots of cool perks like Sweet Potato tote bags, music classes and shout-outs on the show!