How do I get non-iTunes music onto iCloud (*not* iTunes match)?

I recently won a new iPad in a drawing, and am now trying to figure out how to sync some of my music on it through iCloud.  The issues here are 1) I don't own any music from the iTunes store (all my music was ripped from my own CD collection), and 2) I'm not interested in shelling out $25/year for iTunes match until I see how the iCloud experience works.  Thus, what I'd like to do is use my free 5 GB iCloud allotment to store some of my music in the cloud so that I can access it on my iPad without having to use up my iPad's limited storage (I only won the 16 GB model, most of which is tied up with movies for my kids).  The trouble I'm having is that I can find no way to move any of my music files up to iCloud.  How does one do this?  I've tried creating a new iTunes library containing just the songs I want to put on iCloud, but I can't find any way to move these files.  Help would be greatly appreciated!

The iCloud service is not meant for this. That's what iTunes Match is for, and there's a reason it costs extra. If anything, there may be a third-party app that offers the possibility.
Alternatively, you can use Google Music to store up to 20,000 songs online free of charge: https://play.google.com/music/
...but this doesn't offer the close integration with various iThings and software that iTunes Match offers, nor does it upgrade your existing collection where possible, nor does it clean up your library or song information like iTunes Match can. You can get some competant, if slow, apps to use Google Music on your iThings.

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