How do I get music onto my nano ipod

Bought a new nano ipod at Staples yesterday. It has taken me over 6 HOURS to get the darn thing registered. I am seriously ready to return this if things continue in this vein. No support, no manual, no help, no info on how to use this item.
I now have 4 songs in my itunes library - 1 is a free itunes download, and 3 are from my computer, they were in the 'sample music' folder. Not spending another cent until I figure out this thing.
So I sign in to itunes, my ipod syncs and . . . NO MUSIC is on it. I have now spent 2 hours trying to move these songs over, to no avail.
Can someone please point me to step by step instructions for using this item? Yes, I HAVE found the online users manual, which is totally useless in trying to set up an apple ID, an itunes ID, and I've done everything it says to move the songs with no success.
I can't tell you how many times I had to fill in the info for the new account, link to PayPal, and now, every time I do anything it again asks for my email and password. How many times does this go on? There is something seriously wrong with the way this is going.

This is what the online manual says:
By default, iTunes syncs songs on iPod nano automatically when you connect it to your
computer. When iTunes is finished, you can disconnect iPod nano.
Well, I have not changed any default settings, at least not knowingly. And the songs do not move. As for disconnecting, you have EJECT the ipod and THAT took me over 45 minutes to figure out. Seems there is a sidebar which does not show and you have magically know to use control-S to get that sidebar showing.

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