1964-1969 – musicology department at the Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas (YSCK) (prof. R. Atayan)

1971-1974 – post-graduate course of the Leningrad State Conservatory (prof. G. Tigranov)

1975 – Candidate of Arts at the Leningrad State Conservatory (“Armenian music of the 20th century. 60’s features of development”)

1978, 1988 – advanced training courses at the Moscow State Conservatory

1999 – Doctor of Arts at the Moscow State Conservatory (“Armenian music in the context of the 20th century”)

2000 – Lviv Academy of Music (lecturer)

1992-1997 – “New Musical Initiatives” organizer, RA Ministry of Culture

1984, 1997, 1998 – the St. Petersburg Conservatory (lecturer)

1988 – Moscow State Conservatory (lecturer)

1986 – Vilnius Music Academy (lecturer)

Since 1974 – Department of music theory at the YSCK

Participated in 63 conferences. In Yerevan (1983, 1986, 1990-2006, 2013-2015), Gyumri (2008, 2009, 2013-2015), Baranov, Poland (1980), Baku (1983), Brno (1988), Glasgow, Great Britain (1989), Tbilisi (1989, 1999), Moscow (1989, 2001, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016), St. Petersburg (1987, 1990, 1994) , 1997, 1998, 2002, 2012), Minsk (1992), Nizhny Novgorod (1999), Vilnius (2011)

1994-1995 – International Woman of the Year (International Biographical Center, England)

1996 – Prize of the Composers Union of Armenia

1998 – International Book of Honor (ABI, USA)

Since 2004 – Member of the Moscow International Music Society

2009 – Honored Figure of Culture of RA

2011 – Award of the Armenian World Congress (Russia)

2013 – Honored Figure of Polish Culture (Poland)

2015 – “Golden Medal” of the RA State Science Committee for merit in the field of science