The music major of local undergraduate colleges is a specific unit for cultivating applied music talents. Practice has proved that only by integrating the education and training of music talents with the cultural and economic development of the society can we truly establish and enhance the social competitiveness of local undergraduate colleges. The article takes the music major of Hunan City College of Art as an example. According to the functions of colleges and universities serving local economy and culture, in terms of the training of applied music talents, it is required to have both the qualification of music teachers and the qualification of performing arts in terms of professional ability; The focus is on "diversified sources of learning and diverse sources of business." After 8 years of research and practice, we have built an application-oriented music talent training model of “diversified knowledge, diverse capabilities, strong professionalism, and both creations”.