Nick Evangelista and his wife, Kristen, co-founded Pearland School of Music, where 600 students take music lessons each week. Nick started by teaching group piano classes 12 years ago. His love for group instruction led him to create a group piano course which has also helped other teachers conduct fun and focused piano classes. Nick's recent interest has been how AI can augment private and group music education to improve student engagement while keeping the important person-to-person connection. In their spare time, he and Kristen play music together and enjoy spending time outdoors, which usually includes walking their energetic dogs.