DESCRIPTION:
In the third installment of the Rafael Mendez special entitled "The Trumpet," Mendez discusses his amazing finger dexterity and breath control, and then to illustrate these concepts he plays Flight of the Bumble Bee (with a super close-up on his fingers) and an excerpt from The Mexican Hat Dance (played entirely in one breath).

Mendez is a tour de force on the trumpet. Anyone who is interested in trumpets and trumpet playing should not miss this video.