Come and join us to learn fundamental songwriting skills to help you craft a piece that speaks to you, your experiences, and your emotions.

Does music creativity inspire you? Are you interested in writing your own Hip-Hop lyrics but don’t know how to start or finish a song? Come and join us to learn fundamental songwriting skills to help you craft a piece that speaks to you, your experiences, and your emotions. Spend an hour with local legend Von Vargas, an artist, DJ, producer, and streetwear designer from Baltimore, MD. Mr. Vargas will discuss songwriting tips and principles with the audience, as well as career paths and the application of songwriting skills to business and employment.  We hope aspiring artists and/or business people of all genres and generations will come spend some time with an artist who is “the real deal,” an award-winning and very experienced professional in the business of song-writing, a trustee of the organization that selects GRAMMY award-winners, a teacher, a writer, and producer of hip-hop music.  We may even test your skills with an exercise or two.

This event will be held in the 5th floor, meeting room of the Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library.

No registration required. First-come first-served. Limited to 30 participants.

Vinyl Day: Just for the Record is a day dedicated to Record and DJ culture in Montgomery County. This free family-friendly music festival featuring workshops, speakers and more!

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Children attending an MCPL program under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

This event is sponsored by Friends of the Library, Montgomery County (FOLMC), Mid-Atlantic Scratch League (MASL), Levine Music, and Classroom 2 Community (C2C).