Transferring Specific Playlists From One Mac to Another

I just bought a MacBook Air and would like to transfer certain files/folders/applications from my MacBook to my MacBook Air using Migration Assistant. I know that it is possible to transfer iTunes playlists using Migration Assistant, but I don't know if it is possible to transfer only a few specific playlists. You see, I have an extensive music library with many songs that I don't regularly listen to anymore; I still want to keep the songs, but don't want to transfer them over to my new Air. So: IS it possible to transfer only a few select playlists, or must I transfer the whole library?
[Side Note: I know that I could potentially transfer only a few folders of music instead of my library. However, the folders are sorted by artist, and I want to transfer playlists -- as some of my playlists have songs by many different artists, it would take me a long time to choose all the right folders.)

GHGaby wrote:
IS it possible to transfer only a few select playlists, or must I transfer the whole library?
[Side Note: I know that I could potentially transfer only a few folders of music instead of my library. However, the folders are sorted by artist, and I want to transfer playlists -- as some of my playlists have songs by many different artists, it would take me a long time to choose all the right folders.)
On the older Mac, create a new folder and name it for the playlist. Go to the iTunes playlist, Select All, and drag into the new folder. This will put a copy of each song into the folder without changing your library in any way. Then, just copy that folder to the new Mac.
Make a playlist with just 3 songs to try it out, so you can see how it works. Once you are happy with the procedure, you can go ahead and move the real ones.

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