How to download music to iPhone

I have seen quite a few questions about general syncing (i get that) but this my question is:
My music appears on the iPhone with the cloud symbol. That's fine but if I'm not near WiFi/3G I'm SOL. How do I get the music downloaded onto the phone ala a regular iPod player so I'm not internet reliant? Syncing just seems to sync the titles/playlists.
Thanks

The Music app is the iPod.
Unless you transfer music from your iTunes library to your iPhone via the iTunes sync/transfer process, no music is on your iPhone. The other options are streaming music when connected to the same wi-fi network as your iTunes library, or downloading music from your iTunes account via iCloud when selecting the iTunes store app.
If you want music on your iPhone - not having to download music from your iTunes account via iCloud when selecting the iTunes store app, what is selected under the Music tab for your iPhone sync preferences with iTunes?

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