1961-1965 – theoretical department at the State music college after R. Melikyan

1966-1971 – musicological department at the Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas (YSCK)

1978 – musicological department at the Moscow State Conservatory after P. I. Tchaikovsky (prof. E.V. Nazaikinsky)

Since 1971 – modern music and analysis of musical forms at the YSCK (professor)

1974-1989 – jointly managed the position of head of the newly created recording cabinet at the YSCK

Since 1982 – senior lecturer

Since 1990 – associate professor

Since 1994 – professor

1986 – compositional qualification in Hungary at the F. Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest (profs: D. Kurtag and Z. Pongrats) Participated in the works of the electronic studio, had reports and programs on Hungarian radio dedicated to the current issues of Armenian music

Since 2000 – member of the Scientific Council of A. Spendiaryan House-Museum

Since 2001 – Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts (history of music lecturer)

Member of the Artistic Council of the National Opera and Ballet Theater named after A. Spendiaryan

Nelly Avetisyan is the author of scientific works, articles dedicated to musical theater, performing arts, analysis of composers’ works, individual creative portraits, took part in international and national conferences, gave public speeches and lectures, from the days of the earthquake, actively participated in the process of reconstruction and development of Gyumri’s culture, gave lectures, designed and participated in the organization of festivals, creation of “Art and Time” magazine, was a consultant of YSCK Gyumri branch, author of the first publicly available encyclopedia (“Opera”) in Armenia.

With her personal projects and initiative, a number of collections of musicological works were selected, compiled and published, including the book “Classics of Armenian Music of the 20th Century” about the Armenian Quintet (E. Mirzoyan, G. Saryan, A. Harutyunyan, A. Babajanyan, A. Khudoyan).

On her initiative, 3 collections of vocal, instrumental and piano works of Artsakh composers were collected and published for the first time, as well as other publications – articles in the Armenian Encyclopedia, etc.

Author of a series of radio programs, participated in author’s TV programs devoted to issues of modern art, theater, works of Armenian composers, organized festivals, conferences, meetings and discussions with cultural figures.

1999 – Some aspects of the problems of modern ballet in Armenia, in the book “Issues of the Theory and Aesthetics of Armenian Musical Creation”, editor-compiler of the book: N. Avetisyan, pp. 3-17, “Archesh” publishing house, Yerevan (in Russian)

2000 – Dramaturgical and structural features of E. Hovhannisyan’s ballet “Antuni”, a collection of musicological works, editor-compiler of the book and author of the project: N. Avetisyan, pp. 36-55, “Komitas” publishing house, Yerevan (in Russian)

2000 – Aesthetic features of Vahram Babayan’s musical theater, “Musical Armenia” magazine, N 1 (2), pp. 7-9, Yerevan (in Russian)

Days of French music, “Musical Armenia” magazine, N 1 (2), p. 24-25, Yerevan (in Russian)

2002 – Vocal works of Artsakh composers, page 60, Komitas publishing house, Yerevan

2002 – Piano works of Artsakh composers, page 60, Komitas publishing house, Yerevan

2002 – Instrumental works of Artsakh composers, page 95, Komitas publishing house, Yerevan

2003 – Features of the synthesis of cultures in the works of L. Astvatatryan (in the world of aesthetics, philosophy, composition), collection of musicological works, (author of the project, head of the book: editor-compiler: N. Avetisyan), pages 51-64, “Komitas” ed., Yerevan (in Russian)

2003 – R. Yesayan, N. Avetisyan. In the world of music. Opera. Musical encyclopedia (author: N. Avetisyan), page 80, “Arevik”, Yerevan

2004 – Some aspects of the problems of modern ballet in Armenia. “Yearbook” collection of scientific works, pp. 101-116, Yerevan State University Publishing House, Yerevan

2005 – “Richard III” ballet by Avet Terteryan, in the book A. Terteryan-75, pp. 94-100, “Archesh” publishing house, Yerevan (in Russian)

2005 – “I want to write an unrecognizable melody…” in “Musical Academy” magazine, No. 1, p. 166-168, Moscow (Article about the work of composer L. Astvatatryan) (in Russian)

2006 – Features of modernism and postmodernism in Armenian music, “Yearbook” collection of scientific works, pp. 185-191, “Zangak-97” publishing house, Yerevan (in Russian)

2006 – Books dedicated to the composers of the Armenian “Five”, in the book “Classics of Armenian Music” (author of the project, editor-in-chief of the book: N. Avetisyan), pp. 68-76, “Komitas” publishing house, Gyumri (in Russian)

2007 – Love for the motherland. Art and Time, View from Gyumri. Scientific and cultural quarterly journal, N 2-3, pp. 64-66, Gyumri (dedicated to composer A. Smbatyan) (in Russian)

2008 – Music Festival, “Musical Armenia” N 2 (29), pp. 11-12, Yerevan (dedicated to the artistic director and chief conductor of the Youth Orchestra of Armenia, S. Smbatyan) (in Russian)

2010 – The dramaturgy of Romen Davtyan’s ballet “The Girl and Death”, RA National Academy of Sciences “Science”, pp. 242-256, Yerevan (in Russian)

2011 – Shakespeare in A. Terteryan’s “Richard III” ballet, “Yearbook” collection of scientific works, pp. 199-211, Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts, Yerevan (in Russian)

2011 – A collection of articles dedicated to A. Spendiaryan, in the book “A. Spendiaryan and Time”, (responsible editor-compiler of the book: N. Avetisyan), pp. 24-38, “Komitas” publishing house, Yerevan (in Russian)

2012 – Spatial-graphic analysis of the performance “Flying over the city”, “Yearbook” collection of scientific works, Yerevan State Academy of Fine Arts, Yerevan (in Russian)

1990 – associate professor at the YSCK

1994 – professor at the YSCK.

2009 – “Ambassador of the World”

2009 – Candidate of Arts