How do I unsync music

My grandson has an iPod with music he has copied from CDs. He plans to open an iTunes account on his new Mac (his first). I was told that he should "unsync music in iTunes before connecting his iPod to his Mac so the music on his iPod will not be lost. Is this correct advice? If so how does he unsync music?

Yes, in Edit->Preferences on the Devices Tab you can uncheck "Prevent iPods, etc. from syncing automatically." If he does this, will he later be able to load music he purchases from the iTunes Store to his iPod and not remove the music he has on his iPod copied from CDs?

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