Iphone icon does not appear on desktop

iphone icon does not appear on desktop when plugged into my mac, so I can't select it to manage music via the sync method.

Lyssa - Thank you for your response. I thought that might be the case, but although there is a symbol in the upper right corner that reads "iPhone"  the list of music is my entire iTunes list. I would like to update my music on the phone but can't seem to "see" what is currently there when plugged into my iMac. It all used to be so much easier and user friendly.

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