▁from ▁the ▁work ▁being ▁done ▁( compare ▁sea ▁sh ant y ). ▁Many ▁cad ences ▁have ▁a ▁call ▁and ▁response ▁structure ▁of ▁which ▁one ▁soldier ▁initi ates ▁a ▁line , ▁and ▁the ▁remaining ▁soldiers ▁complete ▁it , ▁thus ▁inst illing ▁team work ▁and ▁cam ar ader ie ▁for ▁completion . ▁The ▁cad ence ▁calls ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁beat ▁and ▁rh ythm ▁of ▁the ▁normal ▁speed ▁( quick ▁time ) ▁march ▁or ▁running - in - formation ▁( double ▁time ) ▁march . ▁This ▁serves ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁keeping ▁soldiers ▁" d ress ed ", ▁moving ▁in ▁step ▁as ▁a ▁unit ▁and ▁in ▁formation , ▁while ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁correct ▁beat ▁or ▁cad ence . ▁ ▁The ▁word ▁" c ad ence " ▁was ▁applied ▁to ▁these ▁work ▁songs ▁because ▁of ▁an ▁earlier ▁meaning , ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁meant ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁steps ▁a ▁march er ▁or ▁runner ▁took ▁per ▁minute . ▁The ▁cad ence ▁was ▁set ▁by ▁a ▁drum mer ▁or ▁ser ge ant ▁and ▁discipline ▁was ▁extremely ▁important , ▁as ▁keeping ▁the ▁cad ence ▁directly ▁affected ▁the ▁travel ▁speed ▁of ▁inf antry . ▁There ▁were ▁other ▁purposes : ▁the ▁close - order ▁dr ill ▁was ▁a ▁particular ▁cad ence ▁count ▁for ▁the ▁complex ▁sequence ▁of ▁loading ▁and ▁firing ▁a ▁mus ket . ▁In ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁Baron ▁von ▁Ste uben ▁not ably ▁imported ▁European ▁battle field ▁techniques ▁which ▁persist , ▁greatly ▁modified , ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁D uck worth ▁Ch ant ▁( or ▁Sound ▁Off !) ▁A