This research, aims to determine problems encountered by violin students from Gazi University Faculty of Education Department of Education of Fine Arts Department of Music Education in the course of violin education and methods to be followed to solve these problems. This research is a descriptive work in terms of its aim and quality of the data collected in accordance with this aim. Resources that are relevant to this topic have been reviewed and 87 undergraduate violin students pursuing their education in Gazi University Faculty of Education Department of Fine Arts Department of Music Education in academic year 2011-12 have been surveyed in an effort to designate what kind of problems they encounter during their violin education and methods they follow to cope with them. The data acquired as results of the survey are presented and contrued in the form of charts. In consideration of the data, not to begin to start playing violin in an early age, not to allocate enough time for daily individual violin practice and inadequacy of course hours are seen as three most important problems. Three most important problems they experience while learning teaching methods such as practices, etudes, works of art, etc. are the ones associated with the use of bow, bowing techniques and double stop. It is pointed out that a clear majority of students play the musical pieces in parts, not throughly and receive help from their instructors in order to solve the problems they encounter when they study teaching methods such as practices, etudes, works of art, etc. and instructor/s they receive help from find/s solution to their problems at the rate of 68.96. Key Words: Music, music education, violin education.