<p><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); color: rgba(34, 34, 34, 1)">Nick Evangelista and his wife, Kristen, co-founded Pearland School of Music, where 600 students take music lessons each week.&nbsp;Nick started by teaching group piano classes 12 years ago.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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.&nbsp;In their spare time, he and Kristen play music together and&nbsp;enjoy spending time outdoors, which usually includes walking their energetic dogs.&nbsp;</span></p><p><br></p>