[rachet]

Hope someone can help. I live in Kent and have just joined this forum.

I love the piano and hearing it being played and did learn a few years ago and just passed my Grade 1 exam by a whisker.

I would love to learn and need to find someone in my town of Ashford and whether there was a music school I could join.

I have limited funds so could not buy a piano as yet, but thought maybe hiring a digital piano.

I really am keen to learn asap and would like and hope my girls would too.

Please advise

Many thanks

Rachel

[Gill the Piano]

If you're going to hire a piano hire a proper one so your girls learn the correct touch and sound.Most people who hire you pianos will knock off what you pay in rental off the price of the piano when you buy it, so it's still advisable to get the best deal you can if you're going to end up buying.
You can pick up a beginner's piano (shorthand for what Pianoguy would call a clunker, but generations of kids - including me - have learned on them) for a couple of hundred quid. The sound wouldn't be the same as a new Yamaha (to say the least) but by the time you're noticing the difference between the sound of your piano and your teacher's, you're ready for the next piano up the food chain!
Look on the quick links on this page for a teacher in your area or ask your kids' pianoplaying friends' parents (!) who they're learning with and if they'd recommend them. If you go to church, ask the organist/music director for recommendations, or a friendly local music shop who know the area and the teachers who are around and available.If you're around during the day, most teachers will have a slot for a lesson for you, but good teachers are booked up after 3pm most days - be prepared to put the kids on a waiting list!
Happy learning - have fun!