HT1386 my music is missing from my iPod

My iPod was working normal for about 6 months.  Then we synced it when she came home for Chrtistmas break.
The music is gone.  When we go to sync it we select all music, the bar at the bottom is normal with about 28 gigs of music.
Then it gets to the last step and the music disappears. HELP please

Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Unsync all music and resync
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
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:       
iOS: How to back up           
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

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