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Left Bank Two

Left Bank Two is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Left Bank Two rather than just read about it. In short: "Left Bank Two" is a jazz music piece of De Wolfe library music for vibraphone, double bass, acoustic guitar and brushed drums composed by Wayne Hill in 1963 and performed by Hill as the soloist and the Noveltones, a group of session musicians from the Netherlands. The session was directed by Dutch musician and studio manager Frans Mijts.

Key takeaways

Left Bank Two belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Left Bank Two to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Left Bank Two from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

"Left Bank Two" is a jazz music piece of De Wolfe library music for vibraphone, double bass, acoustic guitar and brushed drums composed by Wayne Hill in 1963 and performed by Hill as the soloist and the Noveltones, a group of session musicians from the Netherlands. The session was directed by Dutch musician and studio manager Frans Mijts. In the United Kingdom, it was used in "The Gallery" sequence during the children's television programme Vision On, in which the art sent into the programme by young viewers was displayed, and subsequently in the equivalent segment in early series of Take Hart, a programme presented by Tony Hart, formerly a co-presenter of Vision On. The track was also used in a similar capacity in CBBC's SMart. The recording was issued as a 10-inch single by De Wolfe in 1964 as the B-side of the title "Left Bank One" and re-issued as a 7-inch single during the 1970s (with Left Bank Two as the A-side) to tie in with the popularity of Vision On. Left Bank One is a similar vibraphone-led instrumental with guitar vamping, brushes for backing, and a similar tempo, but is a completely different composition. Library music by Wayne Hill was also used for the theme tune of the ATV television show The Power Game (1965–1969), the startup music for Ulster Television (titled "The Antrim Road") and some film soundtracks. Hill died some time before March 1967. The Noveltones name was also used for a number of other De Wolfe recordings.

In popular culture The track was used as background music in the 2008 PlayStation 3 video game LittleBigPlanet and used again in LittleBigPlanet 2, the latter as an 8-bit version of the track, and yet again in LittleBigPlanet Karting. The track is also featured in the 2022 film Hundreds of Beavers. The piece has been used in a number of adverts, including for Volkswagen, Castrol Oil, Trago Mills, Waitrose, and Samsung. A 2010 survey conducted by PRS for Music found that "Left Bank Two" was the fifth most frequently used song in adverts over the previous five years.

References

External links Left Bank Two by the Noveltones Serra Acura, by Keith Papworth and the Noveltones

Illustrations

Left Bank Two: Original 1963 10" single — Original 1963 10" single

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Left Bank Two

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Left Bank Two claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Left Bank Two before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Left Bank Two ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Left Bank Two

In research: Left Bank Two appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Left Bank Two in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Left Bank Two is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1963 songs, Television music, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Left Bank Two outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Left Bank Two in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Left Bank Two means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Left Bank Two out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Left Bank Two in simple terms?

Why does Left Bank Two matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Left Bank Two?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Left Bank Two.