A failed transfer: music folder

Hello, everyone!
I'd been trying to transfer the music from my iTunes to my iPad mini Music folder. When I finally succeeded, I jumped the gun and didn't realise that the whole of my music collection would be then transferred to my iPad. Instead of waiting for it all to finish and then delete the files either colelctively or individually, I cancelled the sync / transfer. Now, my Music folder features many an artist, many a song and many an album that actually don't exist on it. I've attempted deleting them, but it isn't possible.
Ideally, I'd like my Music folder to be empty again, after which I'll decide on music I want in it and do it all properly. H-E-L-P! It's really annoying, looking at all of these titles and knowing they can't actually be played..
Thanks in advance. Any help would be highly appreciated.

Hi Ganesh1960,
To transfer music folder from Itunes to Iphone,you muse to use a professional Iphone music transfer software. It can transfer music, movies, videos, photos, SMS, contacts and other files from iPhone to computer.
Easy to use, works very well.

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