Why can't I see ALL my music that's on my iphone in itunes?  I can only see things I recently added.

I have hundreds of songs in my phone but I can only see a small fraction of what's on my phone when it's plugged into my computer and I'm looking in itunes.   It looks like all it's showing are things that I added recently.
How do I fix this?

Hello lintriago,
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities. Where are you looking that you aren’t seeing your music? When you have your device plugged in and selected in iTunes, a sidebar shows up. In this sidebar, “On My Device” includes all of the content types that are currently synced to your device. If you click on Music, do you see the expected amount of content?
For more information on syncing, check out this resource:
Sync your iPhone, iPad, and iPod with iTunes using USB - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201253
Cheers,
Matt M.

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