Transferring music from a PC to a Mac...??help!

I just got a new Macbook and all of my music is on another PC
how do i get my music from the PC onto the mac?
i have more music in my library than my ipod can hold so im not sure how to do this easily

These pages may be of some help:
How to move an iTunes library from a PC to Mac (and back)
Networking with a Windows PC
Don't forget by the way if you have purchased any tracks from the iTunes Music Store to deauthorise your old PC if you are disposing of it so you don't use up your 5 allowances: About iTunes Music Store Authorisation and Deauthorisation

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I recently sold my alienware to buy the new macbook pro. That being said, I never had both computers ar the same time - I sold one, then bought the other like a week after. Now, as I try to transfer all my iPhone's data into my new macbook, It seems that the only option for my music is to erase it. This has struck me as an enormous inconvenience; Is there a way-simply put-to plug in my iPhone to my new mac and transfer all its music to the mac's library?
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Set up at least one contact and event on your computer to be able the merge your calendars and contacts after your iphone got wiped during the first sync.
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