I did spend more time on the Les Mis one because it was for my friend who adores Les Mis 
I would get a vocal coach but my parents want me to be an architect or a doctor or something besides music, which is sad, considering I've spent the last 12 years playing violin and the last couple years singing on top of that.
I have started playing a little acoustic guitar on the side but it's not as high of a priority right now for me because I play in the school orchestra and a youth orchestra and I have pretty much no time for guitar lately.
But I'm working on it. Thanks so much for the advice bockrocker wrote:I agree with most of the others, you need power and volume! You got sounding good at a whisper down pat
I saw on your profile at some other site (the one linked at YT) you are only 15, keep at it! And if singing, professionally, is really your goal in life, get a vocal coach or whatever now (if you don't already). It's a lot harder to spend the time and money on those sorts of lessons once you leave school. Learning guitar might be good too, as it will make you more musically self sufficient (instead of relying on pieced together backing tracks), and also allow you to explore your skills at music arrangement.
My 2c.
Making it in music isn't easy, just look at our buddy Cooledit here: IT professional by day, Stratoforum troll and cover version aficionado by night!
