Transferred Music to iPhone via iTunes... so how do I listen?

[redapplesonly]

Hi everyone, first time poster here. My beloved iPod died (gah!) and as a replacement, I bought a refurbished iPhone 8 (iOS 15.6.1). Once I got the phone, I plugged it into my Windows laptop, fired up iTunes (ver 12.12.4.1) on the laptop, and then manually dragged-and-dropped all my music into the phone. When I was done, iTunes showed me that my music was on the phone. (See attached screenshot)

Ok, great. The music is on the phone. Now my question is... how do I listen to it?

When I look at the phone, I don't see any obvious "Play Music" app. When I browse "Files" / "On My iPhone", I don't see anything saved locally.

So what the heck? I'm assuming the music is on the phone, but I've got no clue how to play it. Do I need to download a music-playing app from the iTunes store or something? Any advice is gratefully appreciated, thank you.

 

[Shirasaki]

You use "Music" app to play music synced through iTunes. Although, you are managing music manually more or less so Idk how that one works. I just build my own iTunes library and sync it to my iOS device.

 

[redapplesonly]

Hi Shirasaki, thanks for writing, I so appreciate it. Are you saying that there should be a "Music" app on my phone? I'm afraid I don't see one. Thanks!

 

[Shirasaki]

Hi Shirasaki, thanks for writing, I so appreciate it. Are you saying that there should be a "Music" app on my phone? I'm afraid I don't see one. Thanks!

Yes, there definitely is one by default.

 

[redapplesonly]

Ah HA!!! Yes, there is, and my music stuff is in there. Thanks, you've done me a huge favor. Good karma on you!