It' important to collect chimes to improve your meep's attacks, but don't neglect your lane partner! Try to make a big entrance by bringing an ally into the lane with you with Magical Journey (E) .

Let your Caretaker's Shrine (W)s charge up - they heal for a lot more when at full power!

Dont't forget that enemies can also use your Magical Journey doorways. And that your ultimate can also hit your allies!!

Bard's opponents can also travel through his Magical Journey (E) doorways. You can follow him, if you think its safe or you are trying to get something out of situations against him.

You can crush Bard's Healing Shrines just by walking over them. Try not to let his allies take them without a fight!
Bard's ultimate, Tempered Fate (R) affects: allies, ennemies, monsters, turrets and turrets alike. Sometimes it can be to your advantage to jump into it as well!

Your goal is to hit level two before the enemy and look for an all-in with your Q .
Hold onto your Q till you get a bit closer to your target, or use it when the target is pinned against a wall.

Keep collecting chimes while you are laning. You need to unlock the slow on your auto-attacks and getting 5 chimes will allow you to do so. Once that is done, you can land your Q very easily.

Always be on the lookout for roams around the map. The best time to do it will be when the minion wave is pushing to you and you have left lane to collect some chimes. Use your E properly and maybe pair up with your Jungler for maximum effectiveness.