Beginner with a MacBook Pro!

Hi all, probably a very stupid question, but I'm new to Mac. I have an iPod, iPhone & iPad, but bought the Mac to try to centralize things. Currently, I have my music library on a PC & in iCloud but want to store everything on Mac as well as the cloud, so I have to manually transfer from the PC or I can it pulls directly from the cloud? Cloud content includes rips of CD with purchased content, so what is easier?
Also, regarding the photos, I want to transfer my iPhone on the mac as we will store them in the cloud, once again, it's simple? very much appreciated

Any help is much appreciated, and there will probably be a lot of stupid questions from me, as I am not particularly tech savvy, so apologies in advance.

Moving a library: quick response if you use preferences by default iTunes settings: copy the folder integer iTunes (and to ensure that all of its subfolders and files) intact at the other disk, hold down the option/ALT key to start iTunes and on request to select a library select iTunes Library.itl file in the copied folder.

When it's to a new computer put the iTunes folder copied to the default location of Macintosh HD > users > * user name * > music (or home > music) so you don't even have to start with the down option, iTunes will automatically look for what it y.  (Make sure that it is no anything already in the iTunes folder it that you want to keep because you will replace it with the one you are moving).  Don't forget to authorize computer in iTunes to your Apple ID if you use it to synchronize with Apple devices or play multimedia DRM protected (e.g., movies).

Some elements used in iTunes related activities are not stored in the iTunes library folder, but in special folders.  If you move a library to another computer, you can copy these too:

-Music Apple file cache: http://dougscripts.com/itunes/2015/09/new-flush-apple-music-cache-files/

-device iOS, various preferences files backups: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3285925

Windows users see tip to: https://discussions.apple.com/message/18879381#18879381

You can move everything from your Windows PC to your Mac in a single movement, including your iTunes library: on Windows Migration Assistant - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4796 - learn how to use Windows Migration Assistant to migrate files from a Windows PC on a Mac.  Extra tip by Ludovic 05/2014 - https://discussions.apple.com/message/28178940#28178940

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