Setting up a persistant, protected folder between a Macbook and Mac Pro?

hi!
i am wondering what the easiest way to access my mac pro's files remotely and save to it from my macbook when i am not on the same network?
i do most of my work on my mac pro, however when i am out of town i would like to save to my mac pro FROM my macbook, keeping everything all synched!
these files are usually Logic Pro songs, and are therefore a too big for dropbox or any similar cloud synch service that is free (not viable for me to buy any subscriptions at the moment) - my goal would be to have a 'songs' folder on my mac pro that is accessible from my macbook and which i can write to. it'd obviously have to be somewhat secure!
the mac pro is usually online so it could be done via the web.
i'm thinking of something like a virtual LAN or persistant FTP connection? - but have never done anything like this before - any recommendations on how?
your help is greatly appreciated!
thank you!

Linc Davis solution is probably better. If you want to set up an FTP solution...
Try:
PureFTPd Manager. Free. Is the server. It runs on your home computer. I found PureFTP easier to use than the Apple solution in Tiger. The apple solution could have changed.
You would have to contend with these issues:
Enable your Mac firewall to pass ftp traffic.
Do you have a local router? Enable it's firewall. Tell it to pass ftp data to your home mac.
Verify that your isp lets you run an ftp server on your home mac.
One your laptop, run one of these ftp clients:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=12753786#12753786
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