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The purpose of this research is to study the views of the music teacher candidates, who are an influential person to offer music teaching science and art, on the qualities of the play teacher that have a positive and negative impact. The research work group; in the 2017-2018 Spring period, the 79 teachers candidates who studied in the Department of Music Education of the University of Gazi. The sample method of the research is easy-to-access sample methods and is selected to add speed and practicality to the research. As a data collection tool in the study, the data related to the opinions of the music teachers candidates to play lessons on the qualities of the play teachers were collected using a conversation form consisting of two semi-configured open end questions. In this scope of research, the factual science has been used from the quality research methods as it aims to reveal the perceptions of the candidates for music teachers about the qualities of the positive and negative play teacher. In the analysis of the data obtained from the interview questions, the content analysis was used. In this context, the findings obtained from the research are interpreted by evaluating the results in different conceptual categories in relation to the research questions. According to the findings obtained in the study, the qualifications of the music teacher candidates in the play course to the age teacher are important factors in their professional knowledge skills and personal characteristics. According to the music teacher candidates’ opinions, these factors have been determined to increase or decrease the success of the teacher candidates in the class. The findings obtained from the research is believed that the views of the musician teacher candidates who pass through the play training process in the effective performance of music training can be used as an important research tool.