The Music Teachers’ Conference Trade Fair is one of the most impressive and useful gatherings of corporate partners for music education available. With our corporate members in one room eager to share resources with our music teaching members, many of whom are heads of department, it is one of the best places to source resources for your school.
Headline Sponsors
ABRSM
ABRSM is The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and a global music education charity. At the heart of everything they do is their belief that music enriches lives. Building on their heritage, they offer face-to-face and digital exams, sheet music, recordings, apps and courses for students and teachers.
In partnership with four Royal Schools of Music, they support learners from the first note and empower teachers who help build musical skills and encourage progress. As a charity, they use all their surpluses to make significant donations towards music education initiatives and to develop their support for learners and teachers around the world.
Albion Computers
Involve Education
Involve is the industry leading platform for managing busy music departments. From modern calendars to seamless communications and a slick parent app, Involve has everything you need to deliver exceptional outcomes with a vastly reduced administrative burden.
If you haven’t yet experienced the magic of our 1-click automatic scheduling algorithm, visit our stand and put our team to the test!
MusicFirst
MusicFirst is a leading provider of cloud-based music education solutions for secondary schools, offering easy access to tools for learning and creativity – anytime, anywhere. Committed to innovation and accessibility in music education, MusicFirst provides a comprehensive suite of software that supports curriculum delivery from Key Stage 3 to A Level. As part of our mission to support music educators globally, MusicFirst is now proudly partnered with Charanga, a trusted name in music education for Primary and Secondary, and Rising Software, creators of the award-winning Auralia and Musition ear training and theory programs. Together, we offer a complete digital solution for music learning for students aged 4–16.
Gold exhibitors
Aspire Classical Organs is excited to attend the upcoming MTA 2025 conference. Our presence at this event provides a unique opportunity for music teachers to explore our range of organs designed to elevate and enhance the overall quality of music education.
Aspire Classical Organs offer a diverse range of instruments with 4-year interest-free, leasing and rental options. Our organs feature cutting-edge technology that reproduces the sound and feel of traditional pipe organs, providing an immersive playing experience.
We also offer personalized consultation services, complimentary campus surveys and 30 day on site trials to assist teachers in selecting the ideal instrument for their needs.
Specialising in bespoke solutions for schools, students and wider school communities, Coach House Pianos services and commitments include:
- free inventory inspections
- generous part-exchange offers
- our own professional transport team
- leasing solutions
- best price guarantee
- all leading piano brands
At our new London showroom, we offer our school clients free use of the Bösendorfer Hall as a venue for performances, receptions, and participation in our Masterclass and Recital Series with the UK’s most prestigious concert artists and teachers. Visit our stand to discuss your piano requirements and learn why Coach House is the UK’s leading supplier of pianos to the education sector.
For over 150 years, Trinity College London has inspired musicians worldwide through innovative, inclusive, and high-quality music education. As a globally recognised awarding organisation, we are committed to empowering teachers and students with a broad and exciting portfolio of qualifications. Whether you manage a music department or teach individual lessons, Trinity provides the tools, resources, and flexibility to help you – and crucially your students – achieve their goals, whatever they may be.
Our music qualifications are designed to address the needs of modern music education by fostering creativity, inclusivity, and excellence. With pathways for all ages, abilities, and ambitions, we make music education a transformative experience.
For 50 years, Viscount Classical Organs has been a world leader in electronic classical organs, with first-class engineering at their heart.
With a range of 40 instruments from single manual portables right up to 4 manual instruments you are sure to find an organ that fits your budget and specification.
All our organs are designed with English stop lists, voicing along English lines and have accessories such as general and divisional pistons.
We’re also very keen to promote the organ and provide learning access opportunities for young people. We are delighted to have been able to help a variety of outreach projects.
Silver exhibitors
Halsbury Travel
I Can Compose
Oxford University Press
Rayburn Tours
Schott Music Ltd
The best way to inspire your musicians? Give them the chance to share their passion with international audiences in unforgettable settings. With nearly 40 years of experience of doing just that, Halsbury Travel will help your ensemble perform to the world, without a world of surprises for you.
I Can Compose provides award-winning online composing courses for secondary teachers and students. Every course includes a model composition, exemplar listening and video content to get everyone composing with confidence!
Educational licences available through the Classroom Access Plan and teacher resources provided through the Teacher Access Plan.
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the world’s leading university press, and has been publishing choral, orchestral, instrumental, and educational titles since 1923. OUP Music publishes the works of renowned choral composers John Rutter, Cecilia McDowall, and Bob Chilcott; the much-loved Carols for Choirs Christmas anthologies; and popular instrumental tuition books, including Piano Time and String Time.
We are thrilled to be back at the Music Teachers Association Conference 2025 and this year we are celebrating 60 sensational years of Concert Tours! Our team will share their insights and expertise into decades of unforgettable musical adventures. As we continue our incredible journey, this is where yours begins!
Specialised Travel Ltd
Steinberg Media Technologies GbmH
The Ear Academy
The School Trip
Trybooking.com
With almost 70 years of experience, Specialised Travel is the most experienced concert tour company in the UK. Our global network of representatives and travel experts arrange fully promoted and well attended concerts worldwide. From iconic international concert halls in major cities to exchanges and outreach, we offer memorable and rewarding tours for all budgets.
The Ear Academy is a world-class online music education platform, created to support music teachers at all levels, and provide wider access to music education in schools. With comprehensive lesson materials, holistic curriculums, guided practice tools, progress tracking and more, it saves teachers time, affordably, and promotes music learning, joyfully.
We make school trips easier. From planning to taking, we’ve looked at every stage to make it easier for you. We guarantee the best prices, best seats, exclusive perks (like our free teacher events) and personal support from your own School Trip Coordinator. Get in touch to make your next trip easier.
Trybooking has supported school music departments with easy online concert ticketing since 2014. We save hours of admin time, and make it much easier for parents to book tickets for concerts. If concerts are free to attend, it is free to use Trybooking. Enjoy our perfect pair of apps too. More details here: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/info/industry-schools
Bronze exhibitors
Allen Organ Studios Ltd
Beat Goes On
Black Cat Music and Acoustics
British Kodaly Academy
Charanga
We are proud to represent Allen Organs established in the UK since 1969. Simple – Reliable – Technologically advanced. Others say more – we don’t have to!
Beat Goes On is one of the UK’s leading percussion workshop companies, delivering a range of high energy workshops and CPD throughout the UK and internationally.
Black Cat Music is proud to be the UK distributor for Wenger’s music education furniture and for the Studiobricks sound-isolation booths for rehearsing/recording music.
Charity dedicated to the promotion of Kodály-inspired music education: accredited CPD courses helping teachers build skills and confidence to deliver music lessons at all levels.
Over 70,000 teachers use Charanga to teach music. Our cloud-based platform is entirely customisable. In addition to our work with music hubs, services, and national and state governments, we provide award-winning music curricula, technology, CPD, and teacher training to schools in 64 countries.
As part of our mission to support music educators globally, Charanga is now proudly partnered with MusicFirst and Rising Software. Together, we offer a complete digital solution for music learning for students aged 4–16.
Collins Music
EarMaster
Gabrieli Roar
Hal Leonard Europe
London College of Music Examinations
Collins Music publishes Music Express and a range of inspirational resources for teachers and aspiring musicians to support cross-curricular, instrumental, and curriculum-based music education.
EarMaster is the app that helps you elevate your students’ ear training, sight-singing, and rhythm skills. Empower your students today with EarMaster Cloud!
Working in partnership with school and youth choirs, Gabrieli Roar projects range from first-access workshops to large-scale performances that challenge young singers to perform side-by-side with professional musicians.
Hal Leonard, which joined Muse Group in 2023, is the world leader in sheet music publishing and music education, enjoying a storied history of providing music learners with the very best arrangements of popular music for over 70 years. Hal Leonard also supplies books, instruments, gear, and software to millions of educators worldwide.
Musica Europa
OneStage Specialist Concert Tours
Rilla Paterson – singing resources
Sing for Pleasure
The Rodolfus Foundation
Tailor-made tours for choirs, bands and orchestras. Our experienced team of musicians and travel experts will work with you to create the perfect tour.
Tailor-made Music tours for all age groups by a Tour Operator specialising solely on Music Travel in the UK, Europe and worldwide. Established 25 years ago, OneStage is run by amateur musicians with a passion for travel.
At the Trade Fair, delegates can view and purchase Rilla Paterson’s picture books for juniors, with audio accessed via a QR code, to aid sightreading.
The Rodolfus Choral Foundation runs inspirational residential singing courses for young musicians aged 8-21. All abilities welcome, no auditions to attend and generous financial assistance is available.
Travelbound
Educational travel company with over 30 years’ experience and a specialist music tours department offering trips abroad and in the UK.