The article is devoted to the problem of the development of musical amateurism and professionalism in the culture of Yekaterinburg in the 19th and 20th centuries. Using the example of the characteristics of family dynasties (the Kronebergs, the Klers, the Mislavskys, the Solomirskys, the Berenovs, the Pavlinovs, the Postnikovs), various facets of their musical activity in the Ural Society of Natural History Lovers, the Yekaterinburg Music Circle, and in the field of music education in educational institutions of the city are revealed . It is concluded that members of family dynasties made a significant contribution to the field of amateur education, amateur and professional musical, theatrical and concert culture, as well as to music education.