How do I put my music from the computer library to my iTunes library?

I got a macbook pro for christmas and previously I had a toshiba. I would place my music in the folder labeled music (Which in the finder or start button). Now that I have the mac my music won't play unless it is in iTunes and I can't figure out how to put my music into iTunes.
Thanks

For music that you've purchased from Apple that are on your iPhone you should be able to copy to your computer's iTunes via File > Transfer Purchases. Also if you are in the US then you should be able to re-download past music purchases for free : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
For your own music that you've copied, then if you haven't got a backup on, for example, external drives or CDs/DVDs then you could see if any of the utilities mentioned in this old post still exist and work

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