Organizing Your Music with the iTunes Library, Standard Playlists, and Smart Playlists

So far, listening to music with iTunes isn't that much different from using a regular CD player (aside from the ability to store all your music in one place and download music from the Internet and the iTunes Music Store, that is). The real power of iTunes is in the capability to completely customize your music.

Understanding Where iTunes Stores Your Music

Before getting into how to do that, it can be helpful to understand how and where iTunes stores the music you have added to the Library.