I have a huge amount of songs on my Mac in files that aren't in iTunes. what is the best method to import them all into iTunes easily?

When I got my 1st MacBook Pro I was coming to the Mac world from a PC. When importing all the files from my PC to Mac the files got scattered bad, and now I am faced with the dubious task of getting my music library all into iTunes so I can organize and then burn them or sync to our iPads and iPhones. Can anybody lend a hanf on how to complete this enormous task efficiently? All assistance is very much appreciated.
Carp
Las Vegas, NV

Drag and drop the files form the Finder into iTunes. Another way is to select 'Add to Library' from the iTunes file menu - then follow the dialog to locate the files you want to add.
Before doing that - go to iTunes prefs>Advanced - enable the copy and keep options. iTunes will do all the heavy work for you.
Once the tunes are added to the iTunes Library then you can delete the files from their original location.
MJ

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