Local ethnic music is not only the "historical wealth" of regional cultural development but also the "historical microcosm" of the cultural development of the Chinese nation over the centuries. As one of the important inheritance positions of Chinese traditional culture, it is especially important to promote local folk music culture in the development of primary and secondary school curricula. This paper examines the significance, bottlenecks, and coping strategies of local folk music in the development of primary and secondary school curricula, which is helpful to cultivate students' national pride and cultural self-confidence and thus promote the development of primary and secondary school music curricula and teaching in a more effective way.