Features
What you get:
- Unlimited uploads
- A safe community for young people
- Online portfolios of work for assessment
- Exclusive charts and competitions
NUMU is ideal for:
- Schools
- Community Music Organisations
- Music Services
- Supporting Musical Futures approaches
It's easy to:
- Set up and run your own online publishing and record label
- Upload and promote original music
- Communicate and collaborate with peers
- Assess student progress
Help Using NUMU
I've forgotten my password...help!
You can get a password reminder at www.numu.org.uk/sendpassword.asp
How can I view or link to my label?
You can go directly to your label by going to www.numu.org.uk/[the name or your label]
Example:www.numu.org.uk /highschoolrecords
How do my students join NUMU?
Students can set up their own NUMU accounts on your label.
Direct them to: www.numu.org.uk/join/[the name of your label]
Example: www.numu.org.uk/join/highschoolrecords
How do students add a picture?
In the Gallery box click ‘Add a picture’
Click ‘Browse’ to locate the picture to upload on your computer
Click ‘Upload’
How do students add to their blog?
In the Blog box click ‘Add’
Enter the blog text
Click ‘Add’
How do I add a label logo?
Click the edit icon underneath the name of your label in the ‘Website’ section.
Click ‘Browse’ to locate the picture on your computer
Click Upload
How do I check and approve work?
Any time a student adds something to their page (music, blog, profile) they will be listed in the ‘New Content’ section. To view the students page click on their name. You can then add, edit or delete anything on their page. If you approve the work click ‘Go Live’. The new content will then be visible to the public.
How do I suspend or trust a student?
You can change an artists setting in the ‘Artists’ section. Check the suspend or trust box next to their name and click on the ‘Save’ button.
Suspended artists cannot log in to the site at all but their page is still visible.
Trusted students do not have to have their work approved by a publisher before it goes live.
What is a project?
Projects are teacher created pages which allow you to upload music, images, text and files.
Any music added to a project is NOT included in the charts – this allows you to upload commercial music to use as examples or to upload student work which you don’t want to be included in the national charts for any reason.
You can upload any kind of files (except .exe) as ‘Resources’ in a project.
Only your students can download resources from your projects.
Anybody can view your project and leave comments
Example Project – KS3 Music Module: Hooks
Upload some commercial songs as Trax to illustrate what hooks are.
Upload a word document work sheet as a Resource with more information about hooks
Upload a Cubase file as resource for students to use as a template
Upload a selection of instrumental parts as Samples for students to download and use in their own compositions
Write an introduction the project in the Profile
Write instructions and keep students up to date with new tasks in the Blog
Get students to leave reviews of the tracks as Comments
See a similar example at http://www.numu.org.uk/artist.asp?lngUserID=5622 as created by Music Consultant David Ashworth which is used in his lessons
How can I get more help or training?
Support
If you have any difficulties or have any questions about NUMU please contact us on 0113 2469989 / info@numu.org.uk
Training
We offer onsite NUMU workshops for staff and students. This is a great way to make sure you get the most from NUMU and to help you set up a student run NUMU label. See our training section for more info.
