ITunes account and devices

Okay here is the scenario - we are a crazy apple family. I am mom and live on my ipad and MacBook. I would have an iPhone too except my employer supplies a different device. My husband has an iPhone 4S, my son an iPhone 5s and my daughter an iPhone 4 and ipad. My kids are 15 and 12 so obviously I am paying for their phone plans (so far).
Here is the dilemma. I have an iTunes account where I have purchased A LOT of stuff but my question is about music. I have my devices, daughters devices and hubby's device linked to my iTunes account. So no problem. In an effort to give my son some privacy I did not link him to the account. But now he would like all the music I have already purchased on his phone. And I am NOT purchasing everything again. Can someone please tell me there is a solution to this? He just wants the music and I don't want him and his sister to be "linked" to each others devices. Is there a way to put all the music I have purchased to his device?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Ideally you should each have your own iCloud account, that way you can each manage your own mail, contacts, calendars, documents etc and avoid unintentional deletions and unwanted editing. If there is information you wish to share between you, this can be done with a secondary account.
Having separate iCloud accounts, doesn't mean you have to have separate iTunes accounts, so whilst you keep your personal data separate, you can continue to share music, apps, books, TV shows, movies etc.

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The following Knowledge Base article points out why you are receiving that message on your iPad:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4627
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
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