Questioned for experienced performers - feeling discouraged

[kateconnors1]

Hi everyone,

I am a 301 student and I feel discouraged about my progress. I feel like I have learned a lot about the framework of the harold and how to perform a harold, but I don't feel like I am "getting better" as a performer. I attend my classes, shows, jams and am in a practice group.
Some of my questions are:

Are great performers "naturals" or did they develop from tons of practice?

What can be done outside what I listed above to improve?

Was there a milestone when you went from understanding how a harold works to performing to the top of your intelligence?

Any other thoughts??

I appreciate anyone's input. Thanks for taking the time to reply.

[jonhess1005]

[Chris Griswold]