HT4859 if my music library is on an external hard drive, will iCloud still back it up? I can't get mine to work they way it's supposed to

I can't get iCloud to back my music up, and I'm wondering if the issue is that my library is on an external drive.

That's true if I want to back up my entire library - which would be awsome. But according to the iCloud page on Apple I should be able to find my Purchases on iCloud without having to sign up for iTunes Match. When I go to iCloud I don't see an icon for music.
http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/itunes-in-the-cloud/
....My understanding is that I should be able to find my music purchses on iCloud. Am I missing something?
Thank you for your help -

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