Perfection, must be the primary goal of any musician, but to truly be a competent musician one must understand that there is no such thing as perfection, because, music is an extension one s self and culture. As we know, we are not perfect nor any society or culture that has ever existed. However, keeping in mind the striving for perfection we must understand that any musician who tries to meet these goals is learning and trying. They may not succeed, but they have learned about themselves and their physical and mental capabilities. What other subject matter can there be that involves the body as a whole.
All music has some form of difficulty to it and has a place in our cultures and societies.
But, due to censorship and good taste we, as music educators, must protect our students from what many in our society may feel is inappropriate. However, if a student comes to me with a musical question that comes from a piece that is deemed inappropriate I will not falter in answering their question. I feel we can tell the students about these types of music and explain them. I feel this practice is appropriate, because, if a student is asking me about music then they are thinking about music. The student has consciously chosen a piece or example of music.