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The Gar style is a Tibetan form of chanting. Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: à½à½¼à½à¼; Wylie: Bod; Lhasa dialect IPA: [; Simplified and Traditional Chinese: 西è, Hanyu Pinyin: XÄ«zà ng; also referred to as èåº (Simplified Chinese), èå (Traditional Chinese), Zà ngqÅ« (Hanyu Pinyin), see Name section below) is a plateau region in Central Asia and the indigenous home to the Tibetan people. ... Chant is the rhythmic speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two pitches called reciting tones. ...