Hey, everyone, i'm new here.

I learned piano for several years over a long time ago and wanna pick it up now. I live in central london and don't have a piano at home.

can anyone recommend a teacher or studio or school for piano learning?

Thanks very much.

Not a personal reccommendation although you could try http://www.musicteachers.co.uk. I think there are some teachers here based near London, then again London is a big place so it may be nowhere near you!

Probably the first thing any piano teacher will say to you is that you need an instrument to practise on, even if it's only a digital one, so you need to be aware of that; maybe it would be better to find a teacher and then discuss the choice of instrument with them though rather than to buy one now without advice....

A good place to start is a music shop (I mean sheet music and/or musical instruments, not CDs). I don't know whether Chappells or Boosey & Hawkes keep lists of teachers, I've never asked, but Kensington Chimes have a noticeboard with teachers' adverts, and most local music shops have lists of teachers. You could also try Yellow Pages or Thomson Local or the interenet equivalent.

Phone round a few and see how you get on with them on the phone. Tell them as much as you can and ask them anything you can think of. Fees do vary quite a lot.

When I get enquiries from adult students I often suggest they come for an initial consultation free of charge to see how we get on. Some teachers will do this but you can't expect it as a matter of course. However, how you hit it off personally is important, I think.

One other thing you could do is investigate adult education classes such as those at the City Lit or Morley College. You might find you want individual lessons as well but classes might get you going again.

It's very important. I offer 2 or 3 one-off lessons (ie at the usual rate but no commitment) as a start-up, when we discuss what the student would like to do, why they want to learn and what sort of music they would like to play. We assess their level and I make suggestions about what we might do. It's up to the student to decide whether to take lessons any further.

I'm on the edge of London so probably not near enough - but you could look on www.musicteachers.co.uk (which AnotherPianist mentioned) or
the EPTA uk site, which is:
www.epta-uk.org

good luck

The City Lit Institute runs piano courses at a very reasonable rate, which might be a possibility instead or, or as well as an individual teacher.