Does iTunes Match eliminate need for storing library on my iPad?

I have an iPad (3), and a subscription to iTunes Match.  My iPad (16GB) is almost out of room, the vast majority of the space being ocupied by 9.8 GB of Music.  I assume that is because many tunes are being stored on the iPad, even though I don't need them to be there.  How do I get all that music off the iPad, freeing up space for other things.  I understand that I'll need to have a wi-fi or data plan (god forbid!) to acces my music in the Cloud, so all I really want to do is not store so much music locally.  Thanks.

LoonyTunes,
Yes, this is the way I have my iPad set up. I removed all the music from the iPad flash memory, thereby freeing up a whole ton of memory for other more important apps like games.  My iTunes account is connected to my iTunes match, so every song is accessible. Keep in mind, when you want to listen to a song, it must be downloaded. As you do this, memory will be used, so it's important to keep track of how many songs you have downloaded. It is easy to delete the songs, and download them again from the cloud if necessary.  Canava is wrong when he says music is streamed to your iPad.  It is streamed on OSX devices, but downloaded on iOS devices like your iPad and iPhone.

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