The views of the violin intructors towards the methods used forintorductory violin education between ages 4-7

This study has been made in order to specify the factors that affect the choices of methods for introductory violin education between ages 4-7 and to what extent these methods are used in this area in line with the views of violin instructors who work for formal and widely spread training institutions.The data in the research has been collected via literature review and conducting surveys. The questions that are prepared for the survey are based on the opinions received from the experts and with the analysis of the methods in the following sources which are: Suzuki Violin School Book Vol. I, Violin Fun Book for young students, Maia Bang Violin Method Part I, A Tune a Day for violin fun book I, The ABC? s of Violin for absolute beginner book I, I Can Read Music: a note reading book for violin students Vol. I, Picture Yourself Playing Violin, Stepping Stones and The Fun Factory Violin Book. The survey has been conduced to the violin instructors that do individual instrument (violin) training at Ankara province. The data that has been collected from the survey have been analyzed with the usage of percentage-frequency calculations.According to the results of the survey, it has been found out that, majority of the violin instructors prefer explanatory methods for style and content, for practice they prefer methods that begin with La and Re strings, and that they do not prefer the methods that begin with the pizzicato technique much. In addition, it has been found out that, in violin education, they give importance to companionship concept with piano being in the first place and that they use the methods that are performed with fingers being at the same position at touch at all strings. Violin instructors have stated that the perception level of the students should be taken into consideration when deciding for the method. Another conclusion was that, the methods that are used commonly for introductory violin education between ages 4-7 are Suzuki Violin School Book Vol. I, Violin Fun Book for young students, and Maia Bang Violin Method Part I.