Lin says that one must take into account the elements of culture, time, the level of society at which the music is appreciated, and musical genre.
他認為，從族群、歷史、欣賞音樂的階層，及音樂類型等幾個要件來看，台灣音樂的架構應包含一、漢人傳統音樂，如南北管、歌仔與民歌、客家山歌等。