Bard template - important skills & stats

There is some confusion about skills and stats important in Bard's template. Here is the collection of "facts" that I believe are valid in 1.65, can someone confirm or challenge these statements as to how they work on Phoenix?

Skills
Music

• Improves DD ( Concussive X) damage.
  
• No effect on mezz resistance. Mezz resistance equation includes spell level, but not skill level.
  

Nurture

• Improves base buffs (0.5% / 1 Nurt). Capped at 51 total skill (43 Nurt bard at RR3 needs +5 in template to cap buffs).
  
• No effect on songs.
  

Regrowth

• Improves base heals by decreasing minimum end of variance. Capped at 51 skill (?) or base heal level + 1 (48?).
  
• No effect on spec heals.
  

Stats
Dexterity

• Decreases casting time (1% / 10 Dex when Dex <250, 0.5% / 10 Dex when Dex >250).
  
• Increases your evade chance (0.25% / 10 Dex).
  

Charisma

• Increases your healing (1% / 10 Cha when Cha <250, 0.5% / 10 Cha when Cha >250).
  
• Increases your spell damage (1% / 10 Cha when Cha <250, 0.5% / 10 Cha when Cha >250).
  
• Increases your power pool.
  

Constitution

• Increases your hit points (3.6 HP / Con).
  

Strength

• Increases melee damage.
  

Quickness

• Increases your evade chance (0.25% / 10 Qui).
  
• Increases your weapon speed (~2% / 10 Qui).
  

Empathy

• Does absolutely nothing for a Bard.