All the previous Spartan Spectaculars were pretty successful. This year was no different. The Wind Symphony band came out and did their thing, and some Jazz lady came out and sang. But who cares? The main Attraction: The Drumline. Me and my friend Matt didn't care for the Symphony and Jazz lady. We went for the drumline. We were counting down the number of acts before the drumline, and when we got to one, we were in tears. All of a sudden, all the house lights went out and a single

Spot light shone on the Breslin Center main floor. Then, you hear a bass drum tap off. You hear the precision strike as the basses played a single, tonal cadence. Then, you see them, wit all of their glory. Their solid black drums, and... The snares and tenors. They lined up. Scott Idle (center snare for MSU and the Cavaliers) tapped off Ditty. The excitement grew. Then, he tapped off fIREHOSE. Then, the infamous, "The

Series". With intense looks on their faces, they performed with solid precision, and so much choreography that it looked impossible. By time it was over, I was crying.

Playing "The Series", as stated in previous pages, takes many months of hard work and intense practices. During

The series was gradually expanded over the next 8 years or so until 1966, when band director Leanard Falcone insisted that no more new sections be added to the already lengthy street beat. During the period from 1958 to 1966, Joel Leach and Merritt Lutz created or adapted most of the 13 cadences that make up the series.

The Series is the name of the cadence (or "street beat") that the percussion section plays when the Spartan Band is marching in parades, or to and from the stadium on game days. It is actually a series of 13 different cadences that have been combined to form one "super-cadence" (hence the name). Each cadence has its own choreography performed by both the percussion section and the other band members as they march down the street.

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