ronws

Thank you for the advice! I am definitely taking everything you said into consideration. I am working on getting decent recording equipment, which I know would greatly improve the quality. I appreciate that you like my style! I am still learning and still very experimental, but I'm determined to find my way and make a place for myself in the music world. I'll get there with more practice and the right tools I am sure. Trying to remain positive.

People tell me I have a Crappie voice. All this time I thought that it was a bad thing. Thanks Ronws. Just my technique of singing with Fish Lips.

Exactly Bob... 
9Lives... You are hitting a good point and an important thing to discuss regarding singing. I have, as do others on this forum, have lots of experience and techniques we can discuss and show you to help you get some clarification on this issue and ultimately fix the issue. 
However, in order to do this... you need to:
1). Enroll in the "Review My Singing" service here at the forum. Click the link below and you will see that it is more then reasonable. 
http://www.themodernvocalistworld.com/store/category/2-premium-membership-plans/
If you feel that your singing is not worth $10... then we have other challenges to content with that are far greater then your confusion about the "Kermit" sound in your voice. Truly learning to sing better and understanding what you are doing, does not come for free. I'm just being completely honest with you.
2). After your purchase of the "RMS" service, you need to post a link into topic you created here. Because if we can't hear what you are doing, then we are all totally wasting our time and just "circle talking" with speculation and guess work... and let's not do that. Let's all, you, me my team... do this the proper way and actually get real answers and real results for you. 
Thus, I am moving this topic to the "RMS" forum where you can open your topic and paste in that sample link after you have the premium forum service.
Respectfully,
 

also depends on the sub-species. Small mouth bass, large mouth bass, striper (a kind of small mouth bass about the size of a southern Perch and found along with large Crappie (acutal name of the fish and pronounced cr-ah-pee by locals) at Lake Fork, home of the largest Crappie caught (4 lbs)).
 

And also, Molly Hatchet.
And Ian from the Cult. My boss and I will sometimes sing in the office and I figured out that the best way to sing "She Sells Sanctuary" or "Fire Woman" is sound like Marvin the Martian.
 

Sorry can't help you there my exercices only work for fish...

And here is a singer who described herself as sounding like Kermit the Frog when she heard her first hit song on the radio.
 
 

I know everyone likes MJ but I suggest G should do Prince, especially "Kiss." You have the right balance of high and low.
"You don't have to be rich to rule my world. You don't have to be cool to be my girl ...."
 

I think the timbre totally works. Just use one vowel instead of two in a long note. That makes it more consistent.

I like the rough edge to your voice, If I could suggest, however, keep the vowels simple. Earlier, with "eyes", you sang ah-ees and that dipthong made a wobble. Later with "fight," you held the ah and that is what gave that line such mobility and you could take it wherever you wanted. When singing, you cannot pronounce the same way as when you speak. Later in the song, you simplified your vowels and it was the stronger section. If you do the first half like the second half, it will be consistent.
And that's just a suggestion, because I like what you did with this, including singing in or near the original key.

Rosa, thank you so much! I really appreciate your kind words! I also believe you are spot-on correct in what you said about how this is a lesson to learn. I think what I am realizing is that the highly trained, professional ear will notice all the flaws (which is expected, since they are of course experts) and the average person tends to not pick up on these things as much and kinda just appreciates the raw talent and not all the technical things in a performance. The feedback I have gotten from other people, friends, etc. who are not professionals tends to be extremely positive and they all swear up and down I could go on The Voice with a lot of success. My boyfriend (obviously biased of course :P) fell in love with my voice long before we were dating. I keep telling these various people that I need improvement and further training for sure before anything like The Voice happens, but they all think I could do it now. Haha. Now, I am not at all naive and I plan to train a lot more before that happens because personally I know I need work because I've done research and I realize I don't sound professional. I just say all this to demonstrate that your point, and that I think you are dead right.

So with all that said, I'm definitely going to start going for a more professional route but still keep my unique style and tone, because that's what my family, friends, and the average untrained ear seem to love about my voice. I just need to polish it up and work on technicalities with the right tools and professional teacher.

First off, you have a really good sounding voice. A nice tone.
As for the look, I think the "rocker chick" definitely works for you. Kind of like Brittany Spears and Lita Ford had a love-child born with the heart of a lion.
Of the two songs, "Sweet Child of Mine" works better in your tone than "Smells Like Teen Spirit." But I applaud you having the desire and heart to tackle that song.
I can tell from your pronunciation that English is not your first language so kudos to you for singing in what is a foreign language to you.
Simplify vowel sounds. For the word "ounce" in the lyric "see an ounce of pain" you sang ah -oh-oo-nz. It should be ah-nz.
Places here and there where pitch was off. It was more forgivable in the Teen Spirit because Kurt Cobain was pitchy. Kind of like, I could not complain of someone being pitchy on a Lou Reed song when Lou Reed is pitchy. 
You can also expand your range but it is going to take the effort of controlling how much volume you put out in the lower end of your voice. It is too much now, making the transition to the higher notes a more obvious flip to falsetto. If you hold back a little in the low end, then the high end sounds more balanced with it.
When you sing, think of the voice as a musical instrument. Don't try to sing the same way that you speak. Again, keep simple and single vowel sounds, ah, ee, oh, oo, eh. Doing that will, oddly enough, make you sound more american.
Performance wise, pretty good. I would suggest that when singing a line, don't move the hair out of your face, let it go. Between lyric sections you can do that. During singing, it is distracting.
Also, timing. Your timing is off because you were getting excited and losing your place in the song. I have also done that. I did a cover of "All of Me" totally botched one passage in the middle because of timing. Get the pulse of the music in your blood. Forget the camera is there.
And I can't wait to hear you on a real mic. I assuming you are singing into the inline mic in your phone headset. The squealing distortion from that is a give-away.
You definitely have a good voice and a great look and even a natural self-confidence that can take you places. Just need to tune up and align your instrument, which is your voice. 
And your pitch is good in some places, so I know you can hear and match pitch. That's way better than 90 percent of humans on the planet.

Now I am confused. Are you sure you are the same singer as the rock thread? Because in these, the pitch and timing was great. Granted, like MDEW, I would have like more clear articulation on the Cold Play song. But you did Etta James right with your voice and your style.
So, I don't get it. Was the other thread to throw us off so that you can show that you actually have some chops? It would not be the first time. A "sleeper" like the 68' Mustang I used to have. It had body panels replaced by my step-grandfather who did not do a good job with his home-grown paint job. But the 289 small block and Holley 2 barrel would punch and run like a scalded ape. I smoked a BMW and a Cutlass 442 with that. In fact, the only person who beat me was a college mate and she had a '69 Mustang El Grande with a 302 Cobrajet. But I digress..
Also, I think this style of torchy ballads works for you, especially with your penchant for creaks and glottal stops that are so popular in pop music today.

Check the southern  Rock band "Blackfoot" .  Kermit the Frog to me is more of a swallowing(high larynx closed back of throat) sound not depressed larynx.  Depressed or low larynx would be more of a Yogi Bear (low larynx, open back of throat) sound.

Hey guys, so last time I posted rock songs and this time I am going to show you more of a romantic side and see what you think. I know I need a good microphone and I am saving up for one currently. Looking forward to your critiques!
 
http://www.smule.com/recording/coldplay-green-eyes/350287919_289191568
 
http://www.smule.com/recording/etta-james-at-last/350287919_231097263

Gneetapp, 
Ya, a fun and lovely song to sing...
Ah, you chose to try it an octave higher then I did. I tried it like this as well, just felt I had more control and mojo at the lower octave.. but your voice is pretty... I like the color.
- Be careful not to sing the diphthongs ... "... you can't make m-ee...". Always better to sing through on the open vowel that is presented to you, and let the diphthong be a diphthong. NOT to sustain the "ee".
- 2:00 - 2:08 - tastey.
- I like the little sob/weep onsets your putting into this... well done and very appropriate.
- 3:01 "ma-eek"... theres that diphthong that is being sustained again... careful.
- The rhythmic cues could stand to be tightened up it seems... or maybe you wanted to interpret it loose like this?  There are some onsets and offsets and timing points that are a bit squirrely... tighten up the cues.
- Nice work... Again, I really like the "weepy"/sob vibe you are getting and the color of your voice on that higher octave is really pretty, very tenor'esque.
Glad that my effort inspired you to give it a go... its fun to sing.

Hi Emme, 
Just getting to this now. I have been teaching all day...
It is nice to see someone on video for a change...
Ok, so...  Emme, it needs work...
I can tell by listening to your voice that you have a voice that can be trained to sound great. You could be a good singer... but I'm not going to sugar coat this for you, because I want you to deal with the real situation.
- The musicianship here needs a lot of work. When we speak of musicianship, we are mostly referring to rhythm and pitch... that your singing has to start and stop at the right symmetrical point in time (rhythm) and the notes have to land on the right frequency that the original artist gave (us) as well as in the key of the accompaniment. Both need work here a lot. You can fix this, if you had a voice coach that would also work with you on some basic rhythm and pitch.
- Question... at 3:54 , where the "hello"s start... These are a good example of not being in rhythm or pitch. Are you aware of this? It is important to know for me and for yourself?  Are you aware that you are radically taking the "hellos" WAY out of their intended position as Nirvana wrote it, but more importantly, it is way out of any sort of symmetry of time or pitch with the bed track....
I wonder, were you trying to be creative in this moment, or were you trying to sing it like the original. I would like to get an answer to that question, it will reveal a lot.
If you were trying to just be creative there... you should know that if your creative interpretation is so "unique" that it falls out of rhythm and pitch of the song, it is no longer a cool creative idea, it is essentially ... noise. So again, back to the issue of needing to tighten up your musicianship.
Are you taking lessons?
You need to take voice lessons and get the fundamentals of rhythm and pitch going, as well as start learning how to sing.... the good news is, you CAN LEARN HOW TO SING!  Most people can learn how... it has a lot to do with muscle memory, motor skills and strengthening your voice... the margin for raw born talent has to be factored, but it is not as big of a requirement as people tend to assume...therefore, you need to get a training program and a teacher. I would be happy to help you.
Send me an email or give me a call and we can discuss how to get you started to actually singing for real... I can help you and so can other great coaches on the site, but it means that you are going to have to make a commitment.
 
Here is my main program:
www.TheFourPillarsofSinging.com 
 
Here is a smaller, training program that I created for people on a budget for $19.00:
Vocal Athlete Training Routine 
 
Hope this helps... 

Sounding plain, as you put it, could fix things for now. Embellishments should be sparse, now and then. Too much and it is no longer an embellishment, it is the whole thing.
 

First off, you have a really good sounding voice. A nice tone.
As for the look, I think the "rocker chick" definitely works for you. Kind of like Brittany Spears and Lita Ford had a love-child born with the heart of a lion.
Of the two songs, "Sweet Child of Mine" works better in your tone than "Smells Like Teen Spirit." But I applaud you having the desire and heart to tackle that song.
I can tell from your pronunciation that English is not your first language so kudos to you for singing in what is a foreign language to you.
Simplify vowel sounds. For the word "ounce" in the lyric "see an ounce of pain" you sang ah -oh-oo-nz. It should be ah-nz.
Places here and there where pitch was off. It was more forgivable in the Teen Spirit because Kurt Cobain was pitchy. Kind of like, I could not complain of someone being pitchy on a Lou Reed song when Lou Reed is pitchy. 
You can also expand your range but it is going to take the effort of controlling how much volume you put out in the lower end of your voice. It is too much now, making the transition to the higher notes a more obvious flip to falsetto. If you hold back a little in the low end, then the high end sounds more balanced with it.
When you sing, think of the voice as a musical instrument. Don't try to sing the same way that you speak. Again, keep simple and single vowel sounds, ah, ee, oh, oo, eh. Doing that will, oddly enough, make you sound more american.
Performance wise, pretty good. I would suggest that when singing a line, don't move the hair out of your face, let it go. Between lyric sections you can do that. During singing, it is distracting.
Also, timing. Your timing is off because you were getting excited and losing your place in the song. I have also done that. I did a cover of "All of Me" totally botched one passage in the middle because of timing. Get the pulse of the music in your blood. Forget the camera is there.
And I can't wait to hear you on a real mic. I assuming you are singing into the inline mic in your phone headset. The squealing distortion from that is a give-away.
You definitely have a good voice and a great look and even a natural self-confidence that can take you places. Just need to tune up and align your instrument, which is your voice. 
And your pitch is good in some places, so I know you can hear and match pitch. That's way better than 90 percent of humans on the planet.

I think the timbre totally works. Just use one vowel instead of two in a long note. That makes it more consistent.

I like the rough edge to your voice, If I could suggest, however, keep the vowels simple. Earlier, with "eyes", you sang ah-ees and that dipthong made a wobble. Later with "fight," you held the ah and that is what gave that line such mobility and you could take it wherever you wanted. When singing, you cannot pronounce the same way as when you speak. Later in the song, you simplified your vowels and it was the stronger section. If you do the first half like the second half, it will be consistent.
And that's just a suggestion, because I like what you did with this, including singing in or near the original key.

First off, you have a really good sounding voice. A nice tone.
As for the look, I think the "rocker chick" definitely works for you. Kind of like Brittany Spears and Lita Ford had a love-child born with the heart of a lion.
Of the two songs, "Sweet Child of Mine" works better in your tone than "Smells Like Teen Spirit." But I applaud you having the desire and heart to tackle that song.
I can tell from your pronunciation that English is not your first language so kudos to you for singing in what is a foreign language to you.
Simplify vowel sounds. For the word "ounce" in the lyric "see an ounce of pain" you sang ah -oh-oo-nz. It should be ah-nz.
Places here and there where pitch was off. It was more forgivable in the Teen Spirit because Kurt Cobain was pitchy. Kind of like, I could not complain of someone being pitchy on a Lou Reed song when Lou Reed is pitchy. 
You can also expand your range but it is going to take the effort of controlling how much volume you put out in the lower end of your voice. It is too much now, making the transition to the higher notes a more obvious flip to falsetto. If you hold back a little in the low end, then the high end sounds more balanced with it.
When you sing, think of the voice as a musical instrument. Don't try to sing the same way that you speak. Again, keep simple and single vowel sounds, ah, ee, oh, oo, eh. Doing that will, oddly enough, make you sound more american.
Performance wise, pretty good. I would suggest that when singing a line, don't move the hair out of your face, let it go. Between lyric sections you can do that. During singing, it is distracting.
Also, timing. Your timing is off because you were getting excited and losing your place in the song. I have also done that. I did a cover of "All of Me" totally botched one passage in the middle because of timing. Get the pulse of the music in your blood. Forget the camera is there.
And I can't wait to hear you on a real mic. I assuming you are singing into the inline mic in your phone headset. The squealing distortion from that is a give-away.
You definitely have a good voice and a great look and even a natural self-confidence that can take you places. Just need to tune up and align your instrument, which is your voice. 
And your pitch is good in some places, so I know you can hear and match pitch. That's way better than 90 percent of humans on the planet.

I think the pitch wobbles can be fixed by simpler vowels. For example, you sang "toon -a eet" and that was the correct thing to do. And remember, you have a mic and a DAW, so don't push the voice, let it get to where it needs to. And I like what you did. I think this song was made for you and vice versa. Definitely keep this one in your set of "songs I can do and get applause." It is right in your wheel house. You sounded strong and centered all the way through.
Are you recording your own instruments? I have not heard this arrangement. If so, awesome and well done.

I agree, it sounds more consistent, like you clicked on "make-up gain after compression."
And did you imagine a few years ago that you could sing a Bruno Mars song and have it sound like you have been singing that way a long time, like you had a mail box in that range?

And I really like how your voice sounds on this song, too. Again, you need to keep this in your "ready to sing" set list.