Cannot put music onto my 3GS through iTunes without syncing

Hello, I need some help D:
I have a 3GS and I can't seem to put music onto my phone through iTunes. I don't want to sync because I'll lose all my current songs, so is there any way to avoid syncing my music but still actually, you know, put music on my iPhone >.<

Your current songs should be on your computer. If you bought them from your iphone then just transfer them to your computer: File>Transfer Purchases, then sync.
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From Here > http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/syncing/
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Try:
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Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
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- Reset all settings
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All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
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- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
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You can only do that if you switch manually manage ON.
Connect iPhone to iTunes, select iPhone in iTunes left panel, go to Summary tab and switch Manually manage music and videos to ON.

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