I do agree with most of these points.
Thought my priorities are not the same :
1. What is a bard without music, without sounds, without voice. This is definitly my top priority. I have chosen a Bard for role-playing concerns and nothing is less immersive than a chant that is not sung or played.
2. In second : Why do not we have any instruments ??? Why couldnt I craft usable instruments ???
After, the DW/1H issue, the way our chants icons must be interrupted are only gameplay features issues i can stand. But i cannot stand my class being spoiled like this !
Would Paladins have accepted an horse that could not run ?
Would Summoners have accepted a creature that could be called but stay invisible, as an icon ?
So why would Bards have to accept songs that cannot be sung ? Instruments that cannot be played ?
I am not whinning about "my bard is not as powerful as i wanted him to be" here. I am complaining about a spoiling policy that suggests some classes are less important (might this be because we are a minority ?) than others...