Actually I have a couple more questions to prevent damage to the LED's should I use a resistor to provide current limiting? or would that just put too much of a load on my solar panels?
Either your LEDs already have internal current-limiting resistors, in which case you can just connect them up to DC power, or they don't, in which case you need them (resistors in series). Some super-bright LED units include resistors.
Also on the topic of LED's, I have about 12 White LED's, If I were to put say 6 of these in the circuit (so you could run either the speaker or the lights) what would be the best setup, to run them in parallel, with or without a resistor?[/QUOTE]
If you mean strings of LEDs with external resistors, then it's better to put them in series strings, each series string with its own current-limiting resistor. LEDs don't like being connected in parallel; they can draw different currents, meaning some will be dimmer and some brighter, and in danger of burning out from overcurrent.
If they already have built-in resistors, then wire them any way you please.
Oh, and don't mind Scrooge McAudio Duck: his main function around here is to tell you "Your project sucks!".