Friends of TiME

 

Corporate Friends

Technology in Music Education U.K. (TiME) offers Corporate Membership to companies who make, distribute and sell music technology products. Membership allows access to educators from Early Years, through to University level. It helps to make a greater number of potential customers aware of Corporate Members products and services. It also offers direct connections with other organisations, education establishments and teachers to aid sales, research and development.

Due to TiME’s affiliation with ‘Joint Audio Music Education Services’ (JAMES), Corporate Membership includes access to engage with many Universities and their students.

For more information please download the membership form here and email us with your application, or contact our Executive Director: Richard Llewellyn

Email: richard@techmusiced.org.uk and tel: +44 (0) 7841 516 066

  • Creativity First

    We create technology that helps you to express your inspiration. We celebrate this commitment with a simple maxim: Creativity First.

    With millions of users worldwide, Steinberg is one of the world's largest manufacturers of audio software and hardware. We are dedicated to empowering you — engineers, musicians, producers and composers — giving you the tools to do what you do best: making music and producing audio to the highest standard.

    We ensure that nothing stands in the way of your creative process: from the initial spark of an idea right through to the finished project. We strive to feed the passion for music in everyone; to deliver applications and services that have a positive impact on you, your audience and the entire audio production industry.

  • The EarMaster app is both a practice tool and a learning tool for musicianship skills, aural skills, vocal training and applied music theory. Its unique pitch and rhythm detection evaluates your performance in real-time and gives you instant feedback on your intonation and timing. With its 3500 exercises for aural training, sight-singing practice, rhythm training and singing practice, EarMaster makes it possible for anyone to improve their musicianship skills and gain instant feedback on their performances.

    EarMaster ensures that you gain a theoretical understanding of musical concepts such as rhythm, harmony and melody, and that you can sing, play, and identify musical structures by ear as well as from a score. EarMaster covers all levels from Key Stage 1 through Conservatoire level, and it has both built-in courses and the option of customising exercises.

    The app is used by educational institutions worldwide, including Berklee College of Music, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, University of Surrey, University of Westminster, and many more - as well as numerous colleges, schools and music schools from KS1 and up.

  • Teaching Gadget is home to hundreds of interactive music resources. All games, songs, quizzes and activities have been specially designed by a team of instrumental specialists to give you or your class the best possible educational experience. Teaching Gadget is fun, engaging and packed full of resources that can be teacher led or be used to facilitate students working independently.

  • Diversity Music Community 1st was founded in 2017 as a CIC company that specialises in creative music workshops. We design and deliver bespoke video media, photography, dance, creative writing, and digital graphic design.

    Music and the creative arts can be an alternative tool for emotional expression which can relieve social isolation by building group connections, help individuals to learn an emotional vocabulary without the use of words and develop mental health wellbeing by stimulating positive memories and elevating their mood.

    Schools, charities and community organisations use our bespoke services to improve the quality of the relationships within social groups, working to reduce antisocial behaviour and team building.

    We have forged strategic partnerships across the Midlands, collaborating with educators, experienced musicians, social workers and the Criminal Justice System. Our core team are experts in engagement processes enabling us to lead and teach a wide genre of music and artistic mediums.

    When working with our clients, we use music and other art mediums, to address social, educational and emotional challenges. While creating pieces of work that explore these experiences, we encourage participants to use a reflective approach through critical thinking.

    Additionally, we create environments for participants to be actively involved in shaping their learning to gain a sense of ownership, and the confidence and courage to progress their lives.

  • OUR MISSION

    To be the best global provider of tools and resources

    for learning, teaching, creating and making music.

    OUR VISION

    Lifelong music-making for everyone.

    WE START WITH MUSIC

    Music is why we exist as a company.

    Music has the power to enrich people’s lives and improve society.

    The composers, writers and brands that we represent are at the heart of our business. Because of them and what we do, people learn, create and make music.

  • Cosmo re-imagines inclusive learning, therapy and play for people with additional learning needs.

    Cosmo is widely used by learners with:

    – Autism Spectrum Disorder

    – Mild to Profound Learning Disabilities

    – Cerebral Palsy

    – Brain injury

    – Developmental delay

    – Down Syndrome

    – Stroke

    – Dementia

    and more.

  • TiME is happy to do all we can to help "I Can Compose" fufill their mission

    to educate and inspire the next generation of great music composers

  • SOUNDBEAM IS AN AWARD-WINNING 'TOUCH FREE' MUSICAL DEVICE THAT USES SENSOR TECHNOLOGY TO TRANSLATE MOVEMENT INTO MUSIC AND SOUND.

    It gives children and adults the OPPORTUNITY, regardless of their impairments or disability, to play music

  • Sontronics constantly pushes boundaries in designing cutting-edge microphones destined to be classics of the future.

    PODCAST & BROADCAST

    Mics that promise perfect presence and clarity for every episode

  • Our vision is to make music accessible for everyone. Our goal was to create an instrument that meets the special needs of those with physical and cognitive disabilities, children, elderly and other audiences, globally.

  • We thank Positive Design for all the help they have given us and welcome them as Corporate Friends. We thoroughly recommend their services.

  • Open Up Music is a registered charity that been delivering award-winning programmes since 2007. Their work creates new opportunities for young disabled people to develop their musical skills, become musicians and make their own music.

    Alongside their work with special schools and the National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO) they have developed the Clarion. Available on iPad and PC, the Clarion is an innovative accessible instrument that can be played expressively with any part of the body, including eye movement.

    The Clarion is currently offered through Open Up Music programmes, and is already played by hundreds of young disabled musicians in the National Open Youth Orchestra and Open Orchestras. It is currently being developed for wider release in 2024.

  • Robkoo is a trailblazer in the world of music technology, creating innovative digital instruments and apps designed to empower musicians of all levels. Among their impressive lineup are the Clarii Mini and the R1 Wind Synth. Robkoo’s products focus on breaking down barriers to music-making through intuitive tools that are as fun as they are accessible.

  • Ableton AG is a German music software company that created the legendary Ableton Live (software) and Ableton Push (hardware). Since its launch in 2001, Ableton Live has revolutionised music creation, performance, and production, becoming a staple in studios and live settings worldwide. In 2013, the company expanded its influence with the release of Push, a dedicated pad-based MIDI controller designed specifically to enhance the Live experience, offering hands-on control for producers and performers alike. With the release of Ableton Move, the innovation continues. Move is a standalone, portable, battery-powered device with a built-in processor, speaker, and microphone, featuring Live 12.1 Intro to offer a complete music-making solution for creatives on the go.

  • The Maestro Online is an interactive online music learning platform. Maestro Online offers an extensive range of Digital Music Courses and Celebrity Masterclasses for singers, organists, pianists, improvisers, aural training, composers, sitar, ukulele, guitar, performance anxiety and DAW. Maestro also offers a brand new exam syllabus ‘Popular Piano Grades’. You can now play pop music to pass globally recognised – Ofqual regulated -  accredited piano grades (Debut to Grade 8). With these exams, improvisation is encouraged and there are loads of useful resources that will help develop these skills.

  • Normans have been supporting music education for over 60 years and specialise in the supply of Musical Instruments to the education sector. They work with schools, music hubs and education providers throughout the UK and internationally. Over those 60 years they have established a reputation for supplying quality instruments at reasonable prices with outstanding customer service. 

    Head over to Normans Education to find out more and Use Voucher Code TIME15 to receive 15% off your order!

    Normans are proud to be a 'one stop shop' for quality educational instruments, with expert advice on hand from a team of knowledgeable and experienced staff who are always available to help and advise. 

  • Turn your voice into MIDI, instantly.

    Make more of the music you love, without having to worry about how to get your ideas into your DAW. Dubler 2 transforms your voice into a real-time MIDI controller, allowing you to write music at the speed of thought. If you can sing it, beatbox it, hum it, or whistle it— now you can play it.

  • EVERYONE’S INVITED

    Play, jam and create music right out the box. Skoogmusic make easy to play musical instruments for iPad, iPhone, and iOS devices that we can all play. And we really do mean everyone! We call it ‘musicplay.’ Join a community of skoogrockstar’s whilst you jam on your own or with friends, anytime and anywhere.

  • "Designed for professionals and enthusiasts, Orba packs a lot of power into a beautifully designed new format."

    A synth, looper, and controller that lets you play with intuitive gestures like tapping, sliding, and waving.

  • What we do

    We create and deliver a globally recognized series of new online Creative Media courses and qualifications, delivered by world class experts, in partnership with respected broadcasters, brands and educational institutions. We focus on giving anyone access to a wide selection of new, employment-focused, creative skills, irrespective of their different stages in life, their geography & their demography. We respond quickly to shifting industry/market demands & translate these into content & assessment protocols – to reflect different market & cultural needs.

  • Reasons to love ODD

    Makes playing with music easy and fun

    Super portable, make music wherever you are

    Smart bounce response gives you control over the sounds you play

    Play with multiple balls and learn tricks

    Use the ‘Mic in’ feature to record any sound and play it

    Create and share tracks with your friends

    Use sound effects on your tracks

    Shuffle sounds to record something you had never expected

  • Digit Music are a Derbyshire based music company that aims to bridge the gap between creativity and music for anyone who wants to play an instrument or make their own music. In 2023 they launched the ‘Cmpsr’ (pronounced composer), an innovative MIDI instrument built with user-friendly gaming hardware that enables users to create music through simple finger gestures. It has a 5-octave range, built-in key/scale/chord engines and smart sustain. It connects to anything that accepts MIDI by a USB-C or wirelessly via Bluetooth. Cmpsr is hand-built in the UK and offers an accessible design that makes playing an instrument instantly accessible and fun for more people.

pBone Music Logo

  • pBoneMusic are the creators of the innovative plastic trombone, first launched in 2010. Since then, pBone has become a staple in classrooms around the world. The lightweight and affordable pBone revolutionised the traditional brass trombone, and their range of instruments has expanded to include the pTrumpet, pTrumpet hyTech, pCornet and pCorder. The pBone mini offers younger trombone players an early start, while the pBugle provides a fun introduction to learning the trumpet. Additionally, the pBuzz is a unique instrument designed to teach children the basics of brass music. pBone also offer a range of accessible music technologies to ensure music making is accessible to all.