Gifted/Talented

Joanne Haroutounian has been active in the field of gifted education for over 30 years, with specialized expertise in the areas of music and arts talent identification. Her research in musical talent identification led to the publication of Kindling the Spark: Recognizing and Developing Musical Talent published by Oxford University Press in 2002. She has written numerous articles in professional journals in the gifted field (refer to list of publications) and has lectured and presented seminars across the United States, and in Canada, Korea and Singapore.

She has developed an Arts Curriculum offered through Royal Fireworks Press which includes three volumes:

Contact Dr. Haroutounian for discussion of fees for workshops, seminars and coursework.

• Lecturer in doctoral seminars on topics of musical talent identification and artistic ways of knowing
  
  
• International consultant and clinician in the field of gifted education and arts education
  
  
• American Music Teacher cover article: "Artistic Ways of Knowing: Unveiling the Artist Within Every Student"
  
  
• Chapter in Converting STEM into STEAM Programs: Methods and Examples from and for Education: "Artistic Ways of Knowing: Thinking Like an Artist in the STEAM Classroom"
  
  
• Roeper Review article about Artistic Ways of Knowing in Gifted Education: Encouraging Every Student to Think Like an Artist.
• Developer of Artistic Ways of Knowing
  
  
• Author of Artistic Ways of Knowing: How to Think Like an Artist
  
  
• Author of Think Like an Artist: Lessons for Experiencing the Artistic Creative Process
  
  
• Author of Arts Talent ID: A Framework for the Identification of Talented Students in the Arts
  
  
• Author of Kindling the Spark: Recognizing and Developing Musical Talent
  
  
• Founder and executive director of the MusicLink Foundation, a non-profit organization that brings ongoing music instruction to promising students in need across the United States.
  
  

"Think Like an Artist" Workshop Activity Videos

Video Descriptions:

• In the Palm of My Hand

  Exploring blind contour drawing - careful observation of details without looking at the drawing that is being produced.

• News Documentary Sculpture

  Creating a sculpture interpreting reactions to a current news item in the newspaper, incorporating the newspaper as one medium used in the sculpture.

• Keep It to a Minimum

  Creating a movement improvisation inspired by minimalist music.

• Dance Factory

  Isolate movements repeatedly in different parts of the body, working with others tp create a dance factory machine.