Dawn Mollenkopf

Finding a Community of Musicians with Hearing Loss

Finding a Community of Musicians with Hearing Loss

At eight years old, Jennifer Castellano learned that she had perfect pitch—and found out that she needed hearing aids for a mild to moderate hearing loss in the middle frequencies, known as a “cookie-bite” loss.

My Key to Music

My Key to Music

I was born with a moderate hearing loss; however, even as a young child I was drawn to music. I remember having a stuffed yellow dog that played “London Bridge Is Falling Down” when the key was turned.