imho..... i would drop fencing,tactics,anat. and healing for gm+ magery, gm+ peace, gm+ provo and most definitely 120(or as high as you can get) music. this is all considering that your wanting a PMV char. im a bit biased since my main char is a "true" bard.

she runs with*:
120 music (real skill)
120 peace (r/s)
115 discord (100 r/s + brace)
115 provo (100 r/s + ring)
115 magery (100 r/s + spell book)
110 medi (100 r/s + stichers mittens)
115 resist (100 r/s + spell book)

130 str(with jewels, spell book and +25 stat scroll)
25 dex( " " )
155 int( " " )

*may not be achievable with a new account! this account is almost 9 years old, so it has extra skill points. also i dont play her much, considering my guild seem to exist as of late*

she can hang with any PVM dex-monkey() or mage as returns as stated....8x8 is dead so you can stand in one place and gain. i made legendary music spamming at luna bank, but be aware that you more then likely piss people off by doing so good luck and welcome back to uo/forums