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Having been involved in many sessions in May, today I was visualising a strange bell curve in my mind, plotting the swells and lulls of activity most sessions seem to have. 

So what stops so many sessions from keeping momument up?  I think feedback has a lot do to with it.  

The groups I am working with now give really good feedback, both positive, negative and creative.   Other sessions I have been involved in rarely give any feedback between the artists, the session 'hangs', and good tunes stall in the making. 

With indaba, find sessions where there is a lot of feedback being thrown around, and you generally find steady, active sessions.  Also, if you dont find people overally responsive to your additions (move on there are 1000's of sessions just audition) or creations (invite active people in, search a bit, browse profiles, they exist :).

Lastly, be prepared to compromise and listen, its COLLOBRATION not lets all be leaders :)

Oh and really lastly ;P look at where a session is up to before leeping on in, if they are mixing or doing final tracks, you may not get feedback from anyone on an audition.