Musician's Thread

Pros:

* Along with Doctors, they're the best party characters
* Many good group buffs
* Great class for training with a pet, due to Pet Sounds skill set
* Sonic Strike is a relatively strong attack with a tiny cooldown time

Cons:

* Almost no damage dealing capabilities
* Self buffs cause you to be unable to defend yourself for a short time
* If you aren't in a party, leveling is painfully slow
* MP can deplete rather quickly (can be combatted with Spring Cleaning, a Shaman skill or the Doctor skill Inner Magic)
* Using a buff will attract monsters in the near vicinity to you

Qualification

To gain the Musician qualification you must be at least level 10. Speak with Hannah the Dancer in Placid Plain (accessible from Eversun South) and she will hand you the Lute. Take the Lute to Ali the Craftsman in the southwestern farming area, and he will fix it for 1 Vine Rope, 1 Down and 100 Gold. Wait one minute for him to complete the repair/upgrade, speak to him again to receive the upgraded Lute, and return to Hannah the Dancer to earn your qualification.
Down can be obtained by gathering 20 Chicken Feathers through the Herding skill and refining them, or often it can be bought in the marketplace off other players.
Musician Skill List
Image:Active_set.gif Musical Magic

Sonic Swipe : Single Target; Attack and increases attack, magical attack and attack speed. Stackable (max 3) Length of 1 minute per buff. (Requires Musical Instrument)

Mystic Mantra : Chant; Recover nearby team member's MP over 40 seconds. This skill does not affect yourself. (Requires Musical Instrument) Cooldown Time: 40 seconds. Causes 'The Musician is playing!' debuff which prevents any other action, including movement, for 10 seconds.

Courageous Chorus : Chant; Increases nearby team member's attack and magical attack for 40 seconds. (Requires Musical Instrument) Cooldown Time: 40 seconds. Causes 'The Musician is playing!' debuff which prevents any other action, including movement, for 10 seconds.

Song of Concentration : Chant; Increases nearby team member's accuracy and magical accuracy for 40 seconds. (Requires Musical Instrument) Cooldown Time: 40 seconds. Causes 'The Musician is playing!' debuff which prevents any other action, including movement, for 10 seconds.

Diligent Ditty : Chant; Increases nearby team member's movement speed, evasion and magical evasion for 40 seconds. (Requires Musical Instrument)Cooldown Time: 40 seconds. Causes 'The Musician is playing!' debuff which prevents any other action, including movement, for 10 seconds.

Supersonic Swipe : AoE; Attacks surrounding enemies. (Requires Musical Instrument)

Transfusion Tune : Chant; Converts caster's HP into MP and passes it onto others. (Requires Musical Instrument)

Mars' Song : Chant; Increases nearby team member's attack, evasion and accuracy. (Requires Musical Instrument)

Hymn to the Goddess : Chant; Increases nearby team member's magical attack, magical evasion and magical accuracy. (Requires Musical Instrument)

Echo Guard : Chant; Protects nearby team members and gives a chance of reflecting magical attacks. (Requires Musical Instrument)
Image:Active_set.gif Pet Sounds

Soothing Serenade : Song; Recovers the HP of nearby team member's pet.

Song of Serenity : Song; Recovers the MP of nearby team member's pet.

Power Ballad : Song; Increases nearby pet's attack and magical attack.

Defensive Ditty : Song; Increases nearby pet's defense and magic defense.

Cheery Tune : Song; Increases nearby pet's HP and MP.

Resurrect Pet : Skill; Resurrect a pet.

Pet Snack Song : Song; Turns enemies into pet food. Attack them to recover pets' HP and MP.

Pet Training Song : Song; Increase nearby pet's accuracy and magical accuracy. Reflect up some dmg.

Pet Prayer : Song; Increase nearby pet's magical evasion and block success.

Pet Praising Song : Song; Increase critical attack, movement speed and HP/MP recovery rate.
Image:Passive_set.gif Musicianship

Equip Musical Instrument : Allow you to equip Musical Instrument on another class with talent penalty.

Bardship : Allows Musical Instrument to be used regardless of job at 5% of their full strength. (Note - On the European server at least, this skill and those similar to it, such as Spear Mastery, don't appear to actually work, therefore it would be advised not to put points into this skill)