Music played for the deceased using the traditional <i>nanguan</i> (南管) and <i>beiguan</i> (北管) music forms celebrate the philosophy of life, morals and the values of Taiwanese, and therefore should not be discriminated against, an academic said on Saturday.
A video clip uploaded to the Internet on Friday showed a Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School music teacher surnamed Lu (呂) yelling at a group of students for giving a presentation on <i>nanguan</i> and <i>beiguan</i> music, and a “soul guiding” music piece for their report on traditional Chinese instruments.
Soul guiding is a Taiwanese folk custom comprised of rituals and music, said