When it comes to describing the style or category of a musical composition, there are many different terms one can use instead of "musical genre". For instance, you might refer to it as a "musical style", an "artistic category", a "musical grouping", a "sound type", a "sonic class", or an "aural classification". Other potential synonyms might include "musical form", "sound genre", "musical subgenre", "sound style", a "musical type", or even just a "musical category". No matter which term you use, however, the important thing is to find a way to accurately describe the unique sound and feel of a given piece of music, and to convey that information to listeners and fans.