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Dedicated to Emery Nordness Nordy was Band Director at Viroqua High School for 31 years and of the Viroqua City Band who inspired an atrisk student intoinstrumental music and Music4Life. Our Mission Music4Life is an education nonprofit paying to provide donatedandrepaired musical instruments at no charge for use by the public school students of families inneed. Our Purpose We do this because research shows that children who participate in instrumental music activities do better in numerous academic areas and because we believe that instrumental music can and does save lives. It is a gift that we feel passionately about passing on to future generations.