Upgraded and lost music

I didn't notice until a couple of days ago that when I upgraded to the new iTunes all my songs disappeared. Now, since they are all on my laptop and I'm talking about my desktop how do I effortlessly transfer them from the macbookpro to the MacPro?
TIA,
Connie

Sorry, but I've been working on other things and just had time to get back to your suggestion.
Yes, I would definitely need more instructions. I have a FireWire so where do I start once I have it hooked up. Target Disk Mode is in sys>prefs>Startup so just follow those instructions as they come up and it's "fail proof"? Or is there something else I should know before I start?
Thank YOU!
Connie

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