Sometimes the other musicians (and singers, believe it or not) at a session can be totally oblivious. The one time I stopped in the middle of a song because of the volume of talking and being ignored by some of the instrumentalists (one of whom ordered dinner), I got an incredible amount of static. My husband called me unprofessional (although he's done it upon occasion at the same session) and the people who were trying to listen were hurt, asking me what they had done to get me upset, etc.

On the basis of that incident, I try to just ignore the interference (the location of our session is a marvelous place to practice projection) and concentrate on the song. I've been reassured many times that, despite appearances, *someone* is listening & enjoying!

(It's a real pity that someone disturbed the singing of "Harbors of Home"!!)

But I don't know what other advice to offer, if talking to the person privately and publicly doesn't seem to work.

Linn