Stream iTunes Match from Macbook Air?

I love how iTunes match streams right to my iPhone, so I can see all of my media without having it actually on my phone! Brilliant. However, is there a way to do thisa on my Macbook Air and iPad? Without having to download all of the library onto the device(s)?

On your Macbook Air, yes, you can stream from iTunes Match without downloading the songs. All you have to do is go to Store > Turn On iTunes Match in iTunes, sign in with your account and password, and your library will be populated by the list of music that's in your iTunes Match. This doesn't actually copy all of the music onto your local hard drive, and you can stream it.
On your iPad, yes and no. You can play all of your iTunes Match music on it, but just like the iPhone, it doesn't technically "stream." When you tap on a song to listen to it, it will actually download it to your device in the background. So the songs will take up space, but if you want you can delete them when you're done listening by swiping to the right and pressing Delete on each song (or album, or artist).

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