The comparison of the piano playing skills of the music department students graduated from different high schools

This study was carried in Music Teaching Program at Dokuz Eylul University, Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Fine Arts, with students who studying in I. class in the 2011-2012 school year, and with students who are studying in II. class in the 2012-2013 school year, and with students who pre-register for the above-mentioned university's teaching program aptitude test in 2012-2013.During the research, in academic years that the above-mentioned, in first section of study, ideas of pre-registered students about piano is obligatory in entrance exam was obtained by using the interview technique. Carried interview is the semi-structured interview technique. In second section of study, piano exams of participating students were analyzed by using the technique of observation. During the observation, in piano exams, were examined how they played the piano works of the participating students. Through all of these scales, piano levels of students studying and piano approaches of prospective students, their piano levels, their piano pasts were learned. Afterwards, students? piano success levels and factors affecting these levels were tried to specify.As a result of all these data, the students graduated from Anatolian Fine Arts and Sport High Schools students? piano success levels were compared with graduated "other high schools" (except for Anatolian fine arts high schools) student?s piano success levels. As result findings are explained, students who come from Anatolia Fine Arts and Sport Schools to university, despite received piano instructions for 4 years, findings helped to explain, why they are not showing success in the piano field at university and why they started from scratch. Thus, it has the right to impose solutions. In the opposite, findings also helped to find out how the students from other high schools ?are progressing more quickly in the piano education. At aptitude test of university, as the second instrument, the obligation of the piano brings which gains and losses to students? piano success levels was found out and was recommended. Key Words: Piano, education, piano education, high school, fine arts