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IF you're a GM consider tweaking Bard-Mute Musician as it is lacking.
Know thy Ways(Ex)@1 Add +(1 +[(Brd-1)/4]) comp to Know(Dungeoneering, Planes, Religion) to identify defenses, special abilities/qualities, vulnerabilities of Aberration, Evil Outsider, or Undead creatures. This bonus can not be shared/shifted via Feats or Magic items such as Versatile Performance or Lore Needle. That's +1@1st, +2@5th, +3@9th, +4@13th, +5@17th.
Insights from Beyond(Su)@2 is too constrained and geared to higher level spells. Change it to Wiz spell list of any Tgt:personal spell, Abjur, Conj(call, summon, or teleport), or Necro(Rng:touch). Add two spells (up to highest castable spell level) to spell list at 2nd, 4th, 8th, 12th, 16th, 20th bard levels. The bard must make a Spellcraft check to easily learn these spells (see wizard) otherwise suffer [(SplLvl+1)/2] wisdom damage per failure.
Dulled Horror(Ex)@2 should be explicit and a bit expanded.
Dulled Horrer(Ex)@3 +[1 +[(Bard-3)/4], maximum 5) crcm bonus to saves against confusion, fear, or [compulsion, mind-afct]insanity & madness spells or magical effects. +(half the above, min 0) comp to saves vs [curse] spells or magical effects. +(half the above, min 0) comp to saves vs (contracting, delaying, and purging) a corruption. +(the above) comp vs supernatural abilities of aberrations. That's +1@3rd, +2@7th, +3@11th, +4@15th, +5@19th, with half going +1@7th, +2@15th.
Token Silence(Sp)@4 add Metamagic Silent Spell to a spell casting at the cost of ([SplLvl/2], min 1)rnd Brd Pfrm without raising the spell level of the spell. You must be able to make a performance check to accomplish Token Silence (your instrument available or free to do a physical performance like dance). he could weave it into a performance but this is the non-performance option.
Subtle Path(Sp)@6 a Mute Musician may use a thought component in place of a verbal component or an emotion component in place of a somatic component (like an occult caster) increasing the casting time to the next longer period (increases to the right)[free or swift, move, standard, full rnd or 1 rnd, 1 rnd + move, lastly add 1 round to the normal casting time]. A Mute Musician can not replace both components of a casting using Subtle Path. Magic items require regular verbal & somatic components for spell activation, trigger, or completion unless their description says otherwise and thus this ability proves ineffective.