Jun Terasawa was born in Tokyo and first came to the United States at 18 to begin his college education in Wyoming. He holds three degrees in music: an Associate of Arts in Piano from Northwest College, a Bachelor of Arts in Voice from the University of Wyoming, and a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Colorado State University. Currently, he is refining his expertise as a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate in Choral Conducting at the Glenn Korff School of Music, University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL). Prior to joining the choral conducting cohort at UNL, Jun taught professionally for six years, including K-12 music in Montana and Cambodia, along with more than 11,000 private lessons and directing three choirs in Japan.