Kari, in
shakuhachi music, is both a property of a note and a technique. To play a note kari means to play it with raised
pitch, relative to playing the note
meri. In addition to sharpening the pitch, playing a note kari also modifies the tone color or
timbre
In music, timbre ( ), also known as tone color or tone quality (from psychoacoustics), is the perceived sound quality of a musical note, sound or musical tone, tone. Timbre distinguishes different types of sound production, such as choir voice ...
of a note.
The usual technique to play a note kari is to raise the chin, increasing the angle and distance between the
embouchure
Embouchure () or lipping is the use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth in playing a wind instrument. This includes shaping the lips to the mouthpiece of a woodwind instrument or the mouthpiece of a brass instrument. The word is of ...
and
utaguchi (blowing edge).
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Musical notation
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