Can't sync music onto iPhone 4 or 5

A few months ago, I updated my iPhone 4 to ios 6.  It wiped out my music library, and I can't get it to sync.  I've tried many times to no avail.  My daughter got an iPhone 5 for Christmas, and I can't get her music to sync either. We are using iTunes 11. Does anyone know how to fix this?

On a side note, I have had my iPhone for a while now, and up until recently it would sync music fine. Only within the past two or so months did this problem crop up.

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