The easiest thing to do is to upload all your music into iTunes and then sync it over to the iPad. IMHO, that's the best way to manage music on the iPad - use iTunes.
Hello and welcome to the forum! Not sure where you are located, but I'm in Winston-Salem.
To get content from your computer onto the iPad, you need to learn how to 'sync' the two (I've gotten most of my music onto the device w/ a USB wired connection - wireless options are also possible). As a starter, checkout this Apple Support Article for help - if still a problem, please post back to this thread - good luck!
The IPad Forum is a community of members from all walks of life and from all over the world coming together to share our experiences and to help each other learn about this wonderful piece of technology the Ipad. There is a wealth of information already here in the many threads we have so doing some searches will answer most of the questions you have. If then you cannot find the answer you are seeking then by all means post your question. There are many friendly and informed members here only too willing to help you.