The article analyses the state of musical environment in contemporary Ukraine. It is noted that musical environment is a complex heterogeneous phenomenon which is formed in the process of musical activity and includes all its components: creativity, performance, spreading and perception. At the macrolevel musical environment includes all musical sound atmosphere of the Earth. At the microlevel – it is a direct musical surrounding of the individual. The article focuses only on some factors which influence the state of contemporary Ukrainian musical environment: mass musical teleproduction, teaching music in comprehensive educational institutions, musical education and education for adults, festivals, specific character of regional music playing. In conclusion it is noted that “improvement” of one of the mentioned kinds of musical activity cannot change considerably surrounding sound reality. «Reformation» of musical environment as well as other spheres of social existence implies complex approach.