Recording the concert

A school that is covered by the AMCOS/ARIA licence can record a concert for educational purposes. The school can distribute the recording to its students to assist them in class or as a commemorative recording of a performance (to be played at home or at school only, not in public).

You also need the consent of all the performers.

Posting the recording to YouTube

The AMCOS/ARIA licence does not allow schools to post a recording of a concert to YouTube.

If the recording is only of live performances of music in the public domain, you do not need a copyright clearance for the music.

If all or some of the music performed is still in copyright, you need a copyright clearance for the posting from the music publisher. If any recorded music was played at the concert, and this is included in the recording of the concert, you will also need a clearance from the record company. Either or both of these clearances may be difficult to get.