Writing works on art is always interesting. A term paper on music is not an exception. Music is a very broad area and you can choose any topic for your term paper. Think if you have any particular interests in this sphere. Definitely there must be such interests, because even modern music, its trends or something like that can be explored in a term paper.
 
But if you are not certain about a topic, below you will find some tips:

1. An interesting topic for a term paper is about music of different countries. Here you can tell about Chinese, Japanese, Persian music, music of ancient Greece and Rome. You can describe their peculiarities, main themes, the most used instruments and, of course, their famous singers.

2. A term paper on music can be devoted to numerous musical instruments. You can turn to the history of drums, organ, violin, piano; you may investigate the origin of these words or the evolution of these instruments.
3. In a term paper on music you can review famous composers and their works. You can take Bach and Beethoven, for example, and compare their works or particular concerts. Or you can take one work of one composer and analyze it.
4. In a term paper on music you can investigate music trends of a particular period, for instance, the music of 18-th or 19-th century. Great research can be made on modern music. I am sure if you choose this topic for a term paper, you will have many things to write about.

This list can be endless; you can choose a topic for a term paper from the suggested topics or you can invent something on your own. Music is such a sphere in which every person can find something for heart and soul.