New computer/old computer. How to transfer the music between the two.

I purchased a new computer recently and I have managed to put my old itunes music from my old computer onto a portable hard drive. how do I transfer that music onto my new computer?

Drag the folder containing it to the new computer's hard drive, and from there into the open iTunes window, or if it contains a complete iTunes library, launch iTunes with the Shift key held down, click on Choose Library, and point it there.
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