Q: Stolen MacBook...music is last project to deal with

Hi all,

I'm probably asking something that has been asked many times so I apologize from the start.  My MacBook was stolen a while back and fortunately I did not have a lot of information on it as far as finances and personal things are concerned.  At this point I am down to dealing with my iTunes/music.  I have since purchased an iPad and am not planning on replacing the MacBook for a while.  Since my MacBook was the main computer for managing iTunes I am wondering if there is a way to get the music that is on my iPhone onto this ipad without using the iTunes Match? I have tried connecting the two with a sync cable and it did not work.  Any guidance is appreciated.  Thanks!