INVESTIGATION OF THE VARIETY OF METHODS USED IN VIOLIN TEACHING AND REASONS FOR THEIR USE

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In this study, in line with the opinions of the instructors conducting violin lessons in conservatories in Turkey, it was aimed to examine the diversity of methods, etudes and caprices used in violin teaching, the ways and reasons for their application in the lesson. In this descriptive study, survey model and qualitative research methods were utilized. The study group of the research consists of 29 instructors who teach violin lessons in conservatories of 12 universities. Data were collected by using the interview technique with the instructors participating in the study and a structured interview form was used in these interviews. The data obtained were analyzed and interpreted using percentage frequency and content analysis methods. The participant opinions related to the themes and sub-themes determined in the research were interpreted by grouping them into codes that meet the appropriate concepts, and the participant opinions corresponding to the codes were presented in the form in which they were obtained. In the study, it was concluded that the methods most frequently used by the instructors in violin lessons were those of Rode, Dont and Kreutzer, Ömer Can Violin Education methods were frequently used among the methods written by Turkish composers and violinists, and the instructors selected certain etudes from the methods for technical acquisition and student needs.