This also resembles the first drum roll, except that the initial and final beats are each played three times.
During this stage, the deacons call out as they lead the Principal Presentation Officer and the Collateral Presentation.
Officers to positions heading to the steps on either side of the Da Cheng Hall.
The drum and bell are sounded in these three opening movements. The number three is representative of multiplicity and indicative of solemnity. The Principal and Collateral Presentations that follow are also completed in three movements.