Sync music to multiple playlists in iPod Shuffle

iPod Shuffle 3rd Gen
I have created 2 playlists under music in the iPod Shuffle. I can't find a way to sync songs with a certain playlist. I can only sync it at the top level Music.
I don't want to have to copy all the songs to music and then select songs to sync with 2nd playlist. Is there any way around this?
Thanks in advance.

You can have one playlist on it, it a manner of speaking. There is no way to put multiple playlists on it and jump between them, if that is what you are trying to do.

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For the sake of this discussion, let's assume I have
a workout playlist and a dining jazz playlist in
iTunes.
Q1: I understand that I can manually select "a"
playlist in iTunes and move that to my iPod shuffle.
And I understand how to manually order the songs to
be stored in that same order on the shuffle. Can I
move both playlists and have both ordered they I way
I choose in iTunes? I am assuming yes.
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Q2: Once both playlists exist on the shuffle, can I
skip between playlists? Is there a short cut key or
key sequence on the shuffle to do this? I understand
the shuffle button to use shuffle or not shuffle. I
want to play only workout songs while working out and
jazz while dining. Or do I have to download songs
from iTunes before I workout and then again before
dining to only get the playlist I want for that
activity?
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