Conserving storage on iPhone 5S using iTunes Match

Do anyone know how I can reduse the amount of space my music fills on my iPhone 5S when I use iTunes Match.
I have more music on my Mac that what I can store on my iPhone 5S. I started using iTunes Match in order to have access to all my music in my iPhone 5S at least when I am on a wi-fi network. However, Match seems to download music as I listen to it and now the storage is almost full and music is the asolute largest chunck (which actually was the prime reason to start using Match).
From iPhone 5S Setting I can delete the entire music library, but that is not my intention.
When administrating iPhone 5S in iTunes on my Mac, iTunes tells me music is being accessed through iCloud.
iCloud.com do not offer any administration of the music on the iPhone.
Do any one knows?

Other is a problem. It has been for a long time, but it's become worse under iOS 7. There are a few things you can do.
Close all web pages then close all apps. Go into Airplane mode and open the Videos app. Check it for any videos that you didn't set up to sync to the phone. If you find any delete them. (I streamed some things from the cloud and used AirPlay to send them to my TV. They were left on the phone but instead of using memory listed under Videos, they were using memory listed under Other!)
Open messages and delete all unnecessary pictures and videos. Also do this with any other chat type apps.
Close all remaining apps, turn the phone off and on again and sync and see what happens.
If, after all this, you're still stuck with too much Other, backup your phone and do a restore. It's a royal pain in the butt, but I've had to do it every 2-3 weeks since I got the 5S and iOS 7 and a regular restore has become part of my routine maintenance, regardless of how much I hate it. It also has the benefit of keeping some other wierd bugs at bay. If your Applecare plan is still in effect, call them about this. I have an open ticket that goes back to November!
Let us know if any of these steps helped.

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Hey briannagrace96,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities! I'd check out the following article, it looks like it applies to your situation:
iPod: Appears in Windows but not in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1363
You'll want to go through the following troubleshooting steps, and for more detail on each step follow the link to the article above:
Try the iPod troubleshooting assistant:
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If the issue remains after following your iPod's troubleshooting assistant, follow the steps below to continue troubleshooting your issue.
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