Emery Thank you for the lovely compliment!!
Since last fall, I've been taking piano at the music school at the university where I work. It's a one-on-one, one-hour weekly lesson. So in that respect it's not unlike just taking private lessons. But the big difference is, every lesson is graded (i.e., I receive a grade) and at the end of the semester, there's a performance-based final exam, which is also graded.
Last semester, the lead instructor was on maternity leave, so I submitted my final performance on video. But this year, they're back to the regular style, which is that each student performs a piece for the final.
It's called a jury because you perform for a panel of instructors. I think undergraduate music majors perform for a panel of three instructors, but I think (again, this is the first time so I'm not sure) that the non-majors play for a panel of two.
-- Ok, actually, I don't know why it's called a "jury" specifically, but that's what it means, you play for a panel of instructors. ETA: and I believe that this terminology, "jury" for musical performance, is relatively common, not unique to this school.
We (non-majors) are not required to play from memory, and we're not required to dress up. But other than that, the impression I have is that it's pretty formal.
Also (as an aside?) I've been taking piano lessons for like a hundred years a long time, and this teacher, and this program, is one of the best learning experiences I've ever had! š