How did Franz Schubert’s family support his early musical education?

Franz Schubert’s family played a foundational role in his early musical development. The Schubert household was inherently musical, and the family actively cultivated string quartet playing within their home, where the young Franz participated by playing the viola.1

His formal musical education began directly under the guidance of his father, a schoolmaster, and his elder brother, Ignaz. Following this initial instruction, his family supported his continued development by facilitating further lessons in organ playing and music theory with the local parish church organist.1