No longer able to sync Iphone with computer?

I recently bought a new Macbook Pro, and now itunes doesn't allow me to sync the music I have on my phone onto m computer. When I try to sync, iTunes wants to transfer things from computer to phone, instad of phone to computer. I never had this problem with older versions of iTunes on my old Macbook.

This is correct.  As has been the case from the very first iphone, it will sync with one and only one computer at a time.  Syncing to another computer will erase the current content form the iphone and replace with content from the new computer.
The sync is one way - computer to iphone.  The exception is itunes purchases. File>Devices>Transfer Purchases
The iphone is not a storage/backup device.  It simply mirrors the selected content of your computer.
Copy everything from your old computer, or your backup copy of your old computer, to your new one.

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