It was during this period of study that Hsiao uncovered his personal style, using Taiwanese folksongs as his core material, and adding to it musical techniques from the Classical, Romantic, Impressionist, and Modern style periods.
也就在這段進修期間，蕭泰然更確立了以台灣民謠為素材，結合古典、浪漫、印象及現代樂派等技巧來作曲的個人風格。