{"product_id":"playing-from-within-marco-loredo-9798180702463","title":"Playing from Within: Biomechanics, neuroplasticity, and a new way to learn music without tension","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when playing no longer feels natural?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaying from Within offers a clear, human, and deeply musical approach to understanding the body, the nervous system, and the way musicians learn. Written from the author's experience as a composer, teacher, and musician who has gone through musician's focal dystonia, this book invites readers to rethink musical practice beyond effort, repetition, and tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead of treating technique as a fight against the instrument, Marco Loredo proposes a more integrated way of playing: one that considers biomechanics, neuroplasticity, breathing, body awareness, emotional state, motor control, musical phrasing, and the organization of movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book of quick fixes, medical promises, or universal recipes. It is a thoughtful guide for musicians, singers, teachers, and students who want to understand why certain technical difficulties persist, why the body may begin to resist, and how practice can become more conscious, efficient, and humane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you will explore: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaying from Within is an invitation to learn music from the body, not against it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA book for anyone who wants to play with more clarity, teach with more awareness, and build a freer relationship with their instrument.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marco Loredo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798180702463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Marco Loredo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173667610879,"sku":"9798180702463","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c5952ab0-5619-4f71-acc8-e6aee893b4e2.jpg?v=1788955847","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/playing-from-within-marco-loredo-9798180702463","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}