Playlist Missing

With all software up to date on Macbook Pro, iPad Air and I phone, synched and backed up...when I go to MUSIC on iPhone or iPad Air I have no PLAYLISTS. The same applies to both IPAD AIR and IPHONE, for my question I will use IPAD AIR.
I can only access the playlist if I go to MORE, the SHARED which reveals my IPAD AIR and LIBRARY. If I engage LIBRARY it downloads and I have playlists, but I am forced to downloading every time I go back to playing my MUSIC because MUSIC defaults to IPAD AIR.
I have turned off ITUNES MATCH because I travel and don't have access to WIFI 24/7 -- I want my music and playlists STATIC on my devices.
If I turn of WIFI for example I don't have access to my MUSIC LIBRARY, tested to see if the Library is reading off my Macbook Pro iTunes library and I assume it is.
Bottom line how can I get my playlist and music on my devices I don't want them in the iCloud and I want my playlists too!
I couldn't find any explanation out there on this and a lot of unanswered questions how this all works or doesn't.
Thanks

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