Is InDesign the best way to design material to go into a book?

Hello,
I am creating a music book with colours, designs and sometimes non-uniform layouts. Microsoft Word is a bit too basic for this use, and photoshop has been useful, but a little impractical, since I am only looking at one page at a time.
One of my cousins uses InDesign to create her printed documents and she recommended using it. What would you guys recommend as well? Is Indesign the best platform for designing material that is to the standard of publication.
Thank you,
Rajen

Yes, InDesign would be perfect for this.
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