
SMF 2025 Finger Drumming World Championship
I've had the honor of being invited as one of the three judges for the Sample Music Festival 2025 'Finger Drumming World Championship' in Berlin.
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"I personally own a few different programs/courses, but Andreas' XpressPads Finger Drumming Course is on another level. His finger drumming technique is quite brilliant and a lot more ergonomic than the usual one-pad-per-sound approach."
"I am at intermediate level and still progressing. But thanks to this course I can already read rhythm in music sheets. Even my score writing in Guitar Pro has improved. This guy does not only teach you finger drumming as some other toyish software products do. He teaches you music and rhythm theory. It is worth it even if it was the double price."
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"... I'm really delighted with the Core Program... It's very extensive, well-structured and the examples are great and useful in real life situations, and best of all: you get awesome results in less than an hour... so, big big thank you!"
"There are many finger drumming artists on earth, but I haven't found training material well thought-through like this one."
"Andreas, I have to state how incredibly impressed I am with the innovation, methodology and linear presentation of your XpressPads course. On a more casual note; I'm having a blast learning finger drumming using your techniques!"
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"Andreas has put together the finest teaching available on finger drumming. It is so detailed and the progression is perfect. It is challenging, but the best path to feeling like a real drummer quickly."
"My beats are no longer sounding programmed and unimaginative, but grooving properly and are more varied than ever!"
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"[...] now I'm convinced that playing pads with fingers is an instrument worth learning and that I will get somewhere if I follow your instructions."
"I notice significant improvement every time I do a lesson before the lesson is even over and I always end up jamming on what I learned and feeling like a real drummer."
"I bought xpresspads a few months back and have been practicing regularly for a couple of months now. This is the best course I've spent my money on. I'm really enjoying it."
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"[XpressPads] really freed me up to get to the creative side of music making."
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"Hi, I read your course, it's pretty well-organized. Thank you very much!"
"I just wanted to drop a line to say how good the whole material is. I really feel the need to congratulate you for the incredible quality and attention to details. It is so good that I am sort of following your syllabus on a real drum set as well. Keep up the excellent work!"
"I bought your program and still going through it. I'm very impressed with it and i'm lovin it!"
"Thank you very much for the awesome program! It is probably the best structured teaching method I have ever seen and it is definitely worth every spent cent!"
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"I purchased “Core Program” about a year ago and implemented into my routines. Honestly it was a “game changer” for me in the way of thinking about finger drumming and this is why I decided to write to you and say big Thank You for this."
"I played “The Breakbeat Bible” from beginning to end with the XpressPads technique."
"Thank you for figuring this out and making a system out of it. Coming off 20+ years of step programming robo-sounding drum patterns, and in less than 24 hours later from simply going thru the intro and step 1, playing a groovy'r groove on my Mikro - to a metronome - than I've ever been able to play. Very, very, cool."

This is the definitive all-in-one bundle that combines the foundational Core Program with all three specialized genre expansions. It offers the most comprehensive path to finger drumming virtuosity, taking you from your very first tap to professional-level mastery across any musical style.

The bedrock of the entire system, this course introduces the signature mirrored layout and ergonomic finger-to-pad assignments for maximum efficiency. It guides you from basic 8th-note grooves to advanced 32nd-note rolls using traditional drum notation for true musical literacy.

I've had the honor of being invited as one of the three judges for the Sample Music Festival 2025 'Finger Drumming World Championship' in Berlin.

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