Using music in school and education
Music plays an important role in children’s and young people’s lives—both in their free time and at school. We want all pupils to have access to music at school, while ensuring that music creators are paid for their work.
The Swedish Copyright Act includes an exception for music used for teaching purposes. This means music may be used in teaching without permission in certain cases. However, the school needs a licence from Stim for student concerts and for music played in public areas such as corridors, the dining hall and the cafeteria.
Different types of schools
Common licences for schools
Depending on how and where music is used, a school may need different licences—for example:
- Background music: if you play music in common areas such as corridors, common rooms, toilets/restrooms, the cafeteria or the dining hall.
- Student concerts: if you organise a student concert—with or without an admission fee.
- School disco: if you arrange a school disco.
In our licence shop there are ready-made packages based on how music will be used at your school.
Where does the money go?
The licence fees you pay are distributed to songwriters, composers and music publishers in accordance with copyright law. Stim is owned by rightsholders and is a member-owned economic association with no profit motive.
Together with you as a customer, we help create better conditions for creativity and renewal in Sweden’s music scene. Today, Stim represents nearly 100,000 affiliated music creators and publishers.
Questions?
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