gotcha...i'd work on it except my printmusic demo expired :-( ...

Get Finale Notepad, just google it. It really... um... for a lack of better words, sucks for percussion uses, but it's better then nothing.

Like gniknus was saying, cadences really don't have to be all about rudiments. You have to look and see if each part fits with the other. I think you should start with an instrument that you prefer and write something that is challenging but not over the top, then pick another and try to make them all flow. When it comes to solos, I think some rudiment chops are pretty cool, but they aren't nessicary for the groove of everything.

ugghhh...notepad sucks...but i like the cadence a lot, im with aaronicus...not everything needs to be a jam...

I think you need to rewrite the bass part now that we're marching 9 basses aaronicus...what was our band instructior thinking?

If you want to talk about form and such, find a cadence you personal enjoy and copy the form. I person am a huge fan of Kadence by Jeremy Stafford. The form of Kadence is ABC, with each section building until the groove at C. It's short, sweet, sounds great, demands a little rudimental know-how, and is the best entrance cadence I've ever heard.

So, simple things like form can help organizing your cadence. I always start with form. You can always add or remove a section but, I find it much more fluid to write based on a form, rather than starting with a few measures and building it.