How can I free up space on my iMac without losing my music?

I have 1TB on my IMac but it's almost all used up how can I wipe everything except my music and movies? I also want to keep a few essential apps but don't want to go through the hassle of erasing one by one. Can anyone please help? Thank you.

See "Storage drive" here:
Move the movies into new folders there, that will free up a lot of room.
 Most commonly used backup methods explained

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