Best way to add mass unorganized mp3 library to iTunes to stream on AppleTV

Ok so I have a fairly large mp3 collection(well over 100 GB).  It is somewhat organized.  It is all on an external HDD under the folder music then from there there are subfolders for genres, then bands, then albums.  I am not sure I want to add all of it to my itunes library since there is a lot of it I never use, but I would like to add a good chunk of it to the itunes library so I can stream it to my appletv in the other room.  I am trying to figure out the best way to do this. If I click "add folder to library" it only lets me select the Main Music folder instead of the subfolders inside.  Any suggestions on how to simplify a mass add to the library would be much appreciatted.  Thanks in advance.

If I click "add folder to library" it only lets me select the Main Music folder instead of the subfolders inside.
That is not correct.  When you click File > Add Folder to LIbrary, it opens a dialog from which you can navigate to any folder.  If it happens to start with Music, then double-click to open until you find the folder you want, and then click Select.
Try it first with a small folder so you can see how it arranges the music within iTunes.  Once you are happy with it, start doing slightly larger batches.

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